Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 395 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) lots of (c) see you
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
10. 10.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) an egg
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) look out
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) you know (c) blue car
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) fill in
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) kind of
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) new shoes (c) three trees
39. 39.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about

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