Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 209 · 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) see you (c) pick it up
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) take it (c) new shoes
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) my book
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) three trees
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) hold on
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my book (c) new shoes
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) kind of (c) so big
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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