Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 28 · 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) two cats (b) an egg (c) tea time
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
9. 9.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) you know (c) blue car
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) what about
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) come in
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
30. 30.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) this is
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) go home
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) blue car
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
40. 40.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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