Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 383 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
12. 12.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) blue car
17. 17.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) this is
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) see you
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) put on (c) see you
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) an idea
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) wake up
34. 34.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) pass it
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) two cats (c) so big
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup

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