Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 150 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
4. 4.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) look out
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
9. 9.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) go home
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) an idea
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) two cats
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) you know
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
36. 36.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) so big (c) tea time
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) blue car
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) wake up (c) blue car

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