Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 360 · 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: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) pick it up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) you know
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an idea (c) you know
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) take it (c) my bag
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) three trees (c) new shoes
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) so big
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pass it (c) my bag
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) two cats
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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