Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 410 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) clean it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) my bag
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) the dog
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
22. 22.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) this is
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” 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) pick it up (b) two cats (c) three trees
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) sit up
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) turn off
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) put on
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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