Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 719 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) pass it (c) tea time
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) find out
6. 6.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) take it (c) go home
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) fill in
11. 11.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my book (c) two cats
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) see you (c) you know
15. 15.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
17. 17.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) so big (c) two cats
29. 29.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) look out

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