Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 140 · 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) half an apple (b) three trees (c) my bag
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) you know
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) wake up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) two cats (c) see you
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) get up
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
10. 10.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) two cats
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) this is
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) come in
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
30. 30.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) clean it
33. 33.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) an hour
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) kind of
38. 38.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) hold on (c) you know

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