Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 645 · 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 “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
7. 7.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) pick it up
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) my bag
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) two cats
20. 20.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
21. 21.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) an idea
31. 31.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) my bag
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) look out
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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