Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 445 · 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) kind of (b) the dog (c) you know
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) sit up (c) two cats
6. 6.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an hour (c) blue car
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my book (c) see you
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) find out (c) my bag
16. 16.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) give up
22. 22.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) three trees (c) my bag
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on

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