Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 93 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) hold on (c) go home
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) go home (c) the dog
12. 12.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) wake up
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) turn off
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) blue car
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) an egg
30. 30.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) tea time (c) blue car
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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