Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 382 · 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: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) blue car (c) my bag
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) pass it
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) turn off
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) the dog
19. 19.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) look out
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
32. 32.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
37. 37.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) sit up (c) go home
39. 39.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) the dog (c) two cats

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