Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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