Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 129 · 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.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) look at
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) an egg
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
21. 21.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) three trees
28. 28.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) what about
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my bag (c) see you
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) new shoes (c) so big
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) new shoes
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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