Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 386 · 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.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) wake up (c) tea time
15. 15.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) so big (c) my bag
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) get up
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
30. 30.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) the dog (c) go home
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
33. 33.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) tea time (c) see you
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) fill in
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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