Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 419 · 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.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) turn off
9. 9.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) go home
13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) go home (c) my book
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) see you (c) so big
23. 23.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
24. 24.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) you know
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) blue car
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) new shoes (c) go home
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) take it
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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