Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 31 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) see you (c) my book
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
6. 6.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) new shoes
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
16. 16.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) see you
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) kind of (c) my book
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) new shoes
23. 23.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) new shoes
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) this is
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
34. 34.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an hour (c) my book
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) my bag

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