Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 208 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) my bag
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) cut it out
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
17. 17.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) you know
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
24. 24.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pass it (c) blue car
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) see you
33. 33.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) new shoes (c) go home
39. 39.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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