Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 45 · 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.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) three trees
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) jump in
10. 10.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) get up
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) come in
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) my bag
17. 17.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) three trees (c) my bag
22. 22.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) tea time
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) tea time
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
38. 38.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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