Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 319 · 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) half an apple (c) two cats
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) an orange
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) three trees
12. 12.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) look at (c) blue car
18. 18.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) take it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) fill in
22. 22.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) look out
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) two cats (c) go home
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) three trees (c) see you

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