Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 38 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) my bag
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) an orange
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) this is
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) fill in (c) see you
21. 21.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) what about
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my bag (c) blue car
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) two cats
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) half an apple
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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