Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 124 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) tea time (c) go home
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) this is
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) blue car
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) the dog
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) kind of
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) get up
15. 15.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) an idea
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) find out
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) stand up (c) you know
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) my bag
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) blue car
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) jump in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) go home (c) my bag
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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