Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 672 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) half an apple
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
8. 8.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an idea (c) so big
10. 10.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
11. 11.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
15. 15.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) jump in
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) go home (c) tea time
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
29. 29.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) turn off (c) three trees
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) wake up
33. 33.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) the dog
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) pick it up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) so big (c) new shoes
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) so big
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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