Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 398 · 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) fill in (c) my book
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) an orange
3. 3.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) see you (c) three trees
9. 9.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) come in
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
18. 18.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) sit up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) the dog (c) my bag
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) you know (c) my bag
26. 26.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) what about
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) the dog (c) blue car
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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