Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 862 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) jump in (c) go home
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) this is (c) three trees
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
22. 22.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) put on (c) my bag
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) the dog
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) the dog
30. 30.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Which little sound joins “two eggs” 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) pick it up (b) my book (c) blue car
38. 38.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) wake up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) an egg

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