Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 504 · 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.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) get up (c) three trees
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) come in
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) three trees
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) look at
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) an egg
40. 40.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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