Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 207 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) the dog
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) you know
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) blue car (c) my book
12. 12.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) the dog
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) you know
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) this is
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “I am” 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.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) an idea
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) three trees
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look out (c) you know
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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