Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 367 · 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.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) two cats (c) my book
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
6. 6.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
9. 9.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) cut it out
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look at (c) blue car
15. 15.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) sit up (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) give up
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) three trees (c) new shoes
34. 34.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) tea time
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out

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