Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 74 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) fill in (c) tea time
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) blue car (c) so big
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) my book
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) go home (c) blue car
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) so big
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my book (c) you know
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
24. 24.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) come in (c) three trees
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my book (c) two cats
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) my bag
29. 29.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) sit up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) so big (c) the dog
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
35. 35.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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