Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 669 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) see you
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) find out
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
15. 15.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) go home
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) come in
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) the dog
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) look at
34. 34.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout

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