Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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