Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 316 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) get up
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) tea time (c) two cats
5. 5.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) new shoes (c) two cats
13. 13.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) my book
21. 21.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) pick it up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my bag (c) two cats
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an egg (c) blue car
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) see you (c) my bag
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) three trees
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) clean it (c) blue car
35. 35.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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