Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 217 · 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) my bag (b) my book (c) clean it
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) tea time
4. 4.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) blue car (c) go home
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) an hour
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) go home (c) two cats
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) find out
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) wake up
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) tea time
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) three trees
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) the dog (c) my bag

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