Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 996 · 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.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
3. 3.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
4. 4.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) pick it up
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my book (c) new shoes
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
34. 34.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) tea time (c) see you
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) new shoes (c) you know
37. 37.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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