Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 577 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) an idea
3. 3.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) put on
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my bag (c) blue car
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) stand up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) new shoes (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) so big (c) see you
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) you know (c) two cats
38. 38.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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