Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 123 · 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) you know (b) my book (c) wake up
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) cut it out
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) kind of
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
19. 19.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) this is
23. 23.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) go home
27. 27.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
28. 28.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
33. 33.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) jump in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) go home
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) half an apple
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) you know
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) an orange

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