Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 214 · 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.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) the dog
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) an egg
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) jump in
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) hold on (c) so big
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) look out
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
20. 20.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) look at
28. 28.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
29. 29.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) kind of
31. 31.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
32. 32.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) an idea
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) put on
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) new shoes (c) you know
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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