Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 356 · 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 “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) see you (c) the dog
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) go home
11. 11.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) two cats
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) stand up
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
29. 29.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) two cats (c) my book
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it

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