Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 392 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
5. 5.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an egg (c) see you
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my book (c) blue car
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) my book
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an orange (c) my bag
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) pass it
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) look out
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) half an apple (c) you know
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) kind of (c) see you
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) hold on
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) sit up (c) the dog
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) three trees
40. 40.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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