Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 194 · 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) what about (b) you know (c) blue car
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an orange
6. 6.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) blue car
8. 8.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) lots of (c) see you
20. 20.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) my book
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) get up (c) the dog
24. 24.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) an hour
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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