Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 127 · 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.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an idea (c) blue car
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) this is
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
17. 17.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) get up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) an orange
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) tea time (c) go home
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) three trees (c) blue car
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
29. 29.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) an egg
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
32. 32.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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