Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 767 · 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.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) blue car
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) three trees (c) you know
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) kind of
13. 13.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) new shoes (c) so big
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) stand up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) what about
40. 40.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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