Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 948 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) stand up (c) my bag
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my bag (c) so big
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) look out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an egg (c) my book
11. 11.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) lots of (c) my book
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) see you
27. 27.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) pick it up
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Which little sound joins “who is” 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) find out (b) tea time (c) my bag
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) an orange
37. 37.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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