Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 66 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
2. 2.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) blue car
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
5. 5.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) clean it
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
15. 15.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) go home
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) stand up (c) three trees
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) my bag
28. 28.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) go home
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
33. 33.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) get up
36. 36.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) an idea
38. 38.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout

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