Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 950 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) my book
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) three trees
4. 4.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) sit up (c) you know
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) an orange
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
8. 8.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
11. 11.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) two cats
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) fill in
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) go home
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
37. 37.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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