Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 930 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) the dog (c) three trees
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) pick it up
11. 11.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) this is
13. 13.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” 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) give up (b) see you (c) so big
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) find out
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) an idea
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) new shoes
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) so big
29. 29.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
32. 32.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) hold on
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) so big
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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