Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 233 · 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) new shoes (b) an egg (c) the dog
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) half an apple (c) two cats
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) this is
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my book (c) blue car
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) you know
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) tea time (c) blue car
20. 20.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my book (c) blue car
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) three trees (c) so big
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) three trees

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