Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 733 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) see you
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look out (c) the dog
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) blue car
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) my book (c) so big
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) wake up (c) new shoes
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) see you
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) new shoes (c) my book
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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