Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 547 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) look at
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) two cats (c) blue car
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) go home (c) my book
6. 6.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) turn off
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) go home
18. 18.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
19. 19.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) so big
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) what about
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) wake up
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) put on (c) three trees
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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