Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 537 · 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) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) find out (c) so big
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) tea time
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) sit up (c) two cats
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) so big (c) tea time
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) turn off (c) my book
14. 14.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my bag (c) go home
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) the dog
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) three trees
23. 23.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an hour (c) the dog
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) see you
28. 28.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout

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