Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 888 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) tea time (c) my book
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) jump in
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) new shoes
17. 17.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) you know
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) look out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) cut it out (c) so big
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) fill in
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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