Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 310 · 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) you know (b) my bag (c) come in
2. 2.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) an egg
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “you asked” 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) clean it (b) tea time (c) so big
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my bag (c) you know
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) go home
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) blue car (c) three trees
30. 30.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) two cats (c) new shoes
35. 35.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my bag (c) my book
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on

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