Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 475 · 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 “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
2. 2.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) pass it
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) give up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) this is (c) two cats
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) you know
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) my book
16. 16.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) see you
29. 29.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) three trees
31. 31.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
32. 32.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) what about (c) blue car
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) fill in (c) two cats
38. 38.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
39. 39.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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