Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 929 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) sit up (c) blue car
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) fill in
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) so big
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) jump in (c) the dog
12. 12.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) put on (b) go home (c) my book
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
21. 21.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) see you (c) so big
24. 24.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) stand up
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) wake up (c) two cats
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) look at
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) this is
37. 37.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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