Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 396 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) turn off
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
11. 11.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) hold on
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) so big
19. 19.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) come in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an hour (c) new shoes
25. 25.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) my book
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) two cats (c) you know
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) so big (c) blue car
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) what about (c) two cats
33. 33.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) half an apple
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an idea (c) three trees
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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