Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 118 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look out (c) my book
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) an orange
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) an idea
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
16. 16.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) an hour
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) my bag
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
26. 26.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) put on
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) cut it out
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
31. 31.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
32. 32.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) blue car (c) three trees
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) clean it (c) you know
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) two cats (c) see you
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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