Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 739 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) see you
6. 6.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) clean it
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
11. 11.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) kind of (c) see you
15. 15.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
18. 18.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) you know (c) new shoes
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) so big
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
27. 27.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) blue car
30. 30.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an hour (c) blue car
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) come in
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) you know

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