Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 539 · 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.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) two cats (c) see you
9. 9.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) the dog
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) an orange
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
39. 39.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) sit up (c) you know

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