Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 682 · 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: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) get up
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) my bag
20. 20.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) fill in
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) clean it
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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