Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 905 · 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.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) stand up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) two cats (c) blue car
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) come in
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
15. 15.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
17. 17.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) new shoes
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) wake up (c) see you
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) sit up
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) go home (c) the dog
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) so big
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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