Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 351 · 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) three trees (b) an orange (c) see you
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) two cats
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) my book
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) jump in
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) three trees
14. 14.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) the dog
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
19. 19.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
26. 26.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) get up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) give up
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) hold on
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) stand up
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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