Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 494 · 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.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
17. 17.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
23. 23.Which little sound joins “he is” 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.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) new shoes (c) see you
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) three trees
38. 38.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) what about

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