Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 583 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
2. 2.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) so big (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) three trees
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) see you
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
21. 21.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an hour (c) tea time
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) the dog (c) new shoes
25. 25.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) stand up
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) pick it up
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) go home
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
40. 40.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg

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