Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 70 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) an egg
6. 6.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) find out (c) the dog
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) hold on
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) an idea
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) the dog
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
19. 19.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) half an apple
21. 21.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) look at
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) turn off
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “do it” 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) so big (b) my bag (c) stand up
31. 31.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof

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