Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 138 · 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) blue car (c) take it
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) my book
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) fill in (c) you know
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) three trees
14. 14.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) my bag
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) wake up
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) come in (c) blue car
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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