Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 244 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) two cats (c) my book
3. 3.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) get up
10. 10.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my bag (c) tea time
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) stand up
17. 17.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an hour (c) my bag
23. 23.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) my bag
25. 25.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) find out (c) my bag
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) go home
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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