Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 191 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) tea time
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an egg (c) my book
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) pick it up
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) jump in
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) pass it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) take it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) kind of
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) see you
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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