Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 375 · 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) blue car (b) you know (c) what about
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) go home
3. 3.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an idea (c) see you
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pass it (c) tea time
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) so big
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) tea time
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) pick it up
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) my bag
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) tea time
35. 35.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
39. 39.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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