Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 773 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) give up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) clean it
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) wake up (c) my bag
13. 13.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) get up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) see you (c) tea time
20. 20.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) fill in
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) stand up (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) so big
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) you know
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) an hour
37. 37.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
39. 39.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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