Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 347 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) wake up (c) my book
5. 5.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
10. 10.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) this is (c) my book
15. 15.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) what about
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
19. 19.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) turn off
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) see you
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) tea time
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) hold on
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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