Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 655 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) the dog
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) put on
5. 5.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) you know
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) three trees (c) blue car
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) so big
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) what about (c) new shoes
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) pick it up
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) sit up
37. 37.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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