Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 286 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) the dog
5. 5.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
27. 27.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
31. 31.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) you know (c) see you
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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