Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 451 · 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 “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) new shoes
8. 8.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) take it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pick it up (c) three trees
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) kind of
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) two cats
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) three trees (c) two cats
26. 26.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) give up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) wake up
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) an egg
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) blue car (c) you know
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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