Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 63 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) an egg
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) turn off
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) go home
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) tea time
12. 12.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) wake up (c) you know
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” 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.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) the dog (c) blue car
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) fill in
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
27. 27.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an orange (c) so big
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) look out
35. 35.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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