Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 73 · 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.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) find out
5. 5.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my bag (c) three trees
11. 11.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
12. 12.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) get up
17. 17.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) the dog
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) the dog (c) you know
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) two cats (c) my bag
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) see you (c) go home
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
29. 29.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) come in (c) you know
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) so big (c) see you
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) new shoes
36. 36.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out

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