Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 116 · 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: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
6. 6.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my book (c) go home
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) my bag
13. 13.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) so big
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) two cats
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) you know (c) so big
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) put on
25. 25.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) hold on
38. 38.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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