Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 120 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) see you
2. 2.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
3. 3.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) my book
11. 11.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) an orange
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) come in
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) what about
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) cut it out
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) clean it (c) so big
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my book (c) you know
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) half an apple
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) so big
40. 40.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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