Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 614 · 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.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) pass it
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) fill in (c) so big
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
14. 14.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
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) put on (b) the dog (c) my bag
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) go home
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) this is (c) my book
20. 20.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
21. 21.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) wake up
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) come in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) so big (c) blue car
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) hold on
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my bag (c) the dog
39. 39.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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