Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 96 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) an egg
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) tea time
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) take it
13. 13.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) an idea
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) new shoes
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) kind of (c) my book
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
31. 31.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pass it (c) my book
34. 34.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) blue car
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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