Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 287 · 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 book (b) lots of (c) blue car
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) blue car (c) my book
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) you know (c) new shoes
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) find out
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
12. 12.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) hold on
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pass it (c) so big
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) blue car
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
29. 29.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) tea time (c) two cats
31. 31.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) half an apple
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) go home
35. 35.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
38. 38.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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