Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 941 · 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.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my book (c) the dog
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my book (c) you know
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) new shoes
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) my bag
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) fill in
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) an idea
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) my book
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) what about
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton

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