Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 249 · 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) three trees (b) go home (c) lots of
2. 2.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
9. 9.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) this is
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) see you
31. 31.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) fill in

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