Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 993 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an idea (c) my book
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) the dog
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) go home (c) the dog
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) look out
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) find out
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) the dog
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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