Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 134 · 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) an orange (b) go home (c) so big
2. 2.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
5. 5.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
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) tea time (b) three trees (c) take it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) this is
9. 9.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
10. 10.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an egg (c) my bag
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) cut it out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) new shoes (c) so big
23. 23.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) get up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) fill in
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) you know (c) see you
37. 37.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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