Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 291 · 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.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
2. 2.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) an egg
6. 6.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) blue car (c) you know
10. 10.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) sit up
19. 19.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) see you
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) tea time (c) so big
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) blue car
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) go home (c) tea time
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
32. 32.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) go home
34. 34.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
40. 40.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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