Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 7 · 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 to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) three trees
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an hour (c) my bag
7. 7.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
12. 12.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) an orange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) the dog
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) tea time
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) clean it
23. 23.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) an idea
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) tea time (c) the dog
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) so big (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) three trees (c) two cats
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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