Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 523 · 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 “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) fill in
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) you know (c) so big
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) an orange
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) take it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) sit up
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) half an apple
25. 25.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) new shoes (c) go home
29. 29.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) my bag
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) blue car (c) new shoes
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) look out
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my book (c) three trees
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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