Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 406 · 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) three trees (b) you know (c) get up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) take it
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) so big (c) see you
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) blue car
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) blue car
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
16. 16.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) look out
23. 23.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) the dog (c) see you
27. 27.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my book (c) so big
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) clean it (c) three trees
32. 32.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) what about
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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