Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 437 · 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) clean it (c) two cats
2. 2.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) what about
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) pass it
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) turn off
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) blue car
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) see you (c) two cats
29. 29.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) put on (c) my bag
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) kind of
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) lots of
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) you know
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange

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