Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 366 · 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) so big (b) put on (c) two cats
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an orange (c) two cats
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) give up (c) my bag
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) you know (c) new shoes
17. 17.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) come in
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) new shoes
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
29. 29.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) an idea

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