Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 536 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) look at
13. 13.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an egg (c) go home
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) new shoes (c) my book
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) this is (c) blue car
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an idea (c) the dog
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) my book
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) sit up (c) tea time
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) see you (c) so big
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
38. 38.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my bag (c) so big
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) my book

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