Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 95 · 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 “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) stand up
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) three trees (c) see you
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) blue car (c) my bag
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) cut it out
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
22. 22.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) pick it up
32. 32.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) take it
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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