Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 368 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) half an apple
4. 4.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) my bag
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) tea time
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) two cats (c) new shoes
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an orange (c) go home
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) the dog
26. 26.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
27. 27.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) wake up (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) new shoes
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) new shoes
33. 33.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) go home (c) you know
37. 37.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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