Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 567 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) turn off
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) three trees
5. 5.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) the dog (c) lots of
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) an egg
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
17. 17.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my book (c) go home
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) put on (c) blue car
28. 28.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) blue car (c) new shoes
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in

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