Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 336 · 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.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) stand up (c) my book
5. 5.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
8. 8.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) this is (c) go home
10. 10.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) my book
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) pass it
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) cut it out (c) three trees
22. 22.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) put on
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) come in (c) you know
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) kind of
38. 38.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) tea time
40. 40.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg

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