Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 315 · 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) my book (c) fill in
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look out (c) my book
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) what about (c) my bag
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) an orange
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
36. 36.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) pass it
38. 38.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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