Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 344 · 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) tea time (c) fill in
2. 2.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my book (c) so big
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) kind of (c) my book
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) blue car
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) two cats (c) my book
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
22. 22.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) find out (c) tea time
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) so big
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) my book
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” 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.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
35. 35.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) give up
38. 38.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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