Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 42 · 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.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) an egg
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) clean it (c) see you
10. 10.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” 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) take it (b) so big (c) new shoes
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) hold on
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) pick it up
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
24. 24.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) blue car (c) two cats
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
28. 28.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) get up
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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