Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 777 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) three trees (c) my bag
7. 7.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) see you
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) blue car
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
18. 18.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) fill in
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) clean it
21. 21.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) look out (c) go home
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an idea (c) my book
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) kind of
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) stand up (c) the dog
31. 31.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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