Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 560 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) wake up
7. 7.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) come in
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) look at
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) new shoes (c) see you
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) pick it up (c) see you
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) go home (c) two cats
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) clean it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) see you (c) so big
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) you know
28. 28.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) stand up
30. 30.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) tea time
32. 32.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
33. 33.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up

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