Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 183 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) fill in
10. 10.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) give up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) come in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) go home
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) sit up (c) see you
24. 24.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) so big
29. 29.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) get up
39. 39.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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