Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 562 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
5. 5.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) three trees (c) tea time
14. 14.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) go home
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) an hour
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) blue car
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an orange (c) so big
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) so big
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) you know
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) take it
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) turn off (c) go home
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
40. 40.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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