Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 248 · 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.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) turn off
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) this is
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) you know (c) new shoes
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “my uncle” 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 “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) lots of (c) tea time
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” 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) two cats (b) so big (c) pass it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) go home
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) give up (c) two cats
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) an egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) get up
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
34. 34.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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