Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 350 · 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) tea time (b) fill in (c) three trees
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) stand up
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) so big (c) you know
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) find out (c) the dog
28. 28.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) tea time
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my bag (c) the dog
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) two cats (c) look at
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) the dog (c) blue car
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) an hour
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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