Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 834 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
8. 8.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) cut it out
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
32. 32.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) so big
34. 34.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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