Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 206 · 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.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) come in
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) sit up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) blue car (c) my bag
6. 6.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
15. 15.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
24. 24.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) turn off (c) new shoes
33. 33.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) put on (c) go home
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
37. 37.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) blue car

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