Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 190 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) my book
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) see you
14. 14.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) half an apple
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) go home
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) two cats (c) my bag
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) pick it up
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) pass it
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) come in
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) my book
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) two cats
37. 37.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) so big
39. 39.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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