Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 78 · 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 out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) what about
10. 10.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) give up
12. 12.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) the dog
16. 16.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) the dog
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
33. 33.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an idea (c) go home
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” 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) the dog (b) so big (c) come in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) the dog
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) the dog
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up

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