Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 967 · 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.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) an egg
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) wake up
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” 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) my bag (b) stand up (c) two cats
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) half an apple
18. 18.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) fill in
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) an idea
27. 27.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
31. 31.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) sit up (c) tea time
33. 33.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) come in (c) blue car
35. 35.Which little sound joins “how are” 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) an hour (b) new shoes (c) so big
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout

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