Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 342 · 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) go home (c) what about
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) new shoes (c) three trees
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) three trees (c) this is
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) fill in
19. 19.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) the dog
21. 21.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
22. 22.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) two cats (c) my book
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) pass it
26. 26.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) jump in
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) half an apple (c) so big
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an hour (c) so big
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) so big
40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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