Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 361 · 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.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look at (c) new shoes
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) sit up (c) three trees
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) you know (c) my bag
11. 11.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) get up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an egg (c) new shoes
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
18. 18.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) pass it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) you know (c) blue car
24. 24.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) go home (c) three trees
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) stand up (c) blue car
33. 33.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) cut it out
35. 35.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
38. 38.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout

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