Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 850 · 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 “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) clean it
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
11. 11.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) three trees
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) go home
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) two cats (c) my book
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) what about (c) so big
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) an egg
30. 30.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) three trees
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) new shoes (c) so big
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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