Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 454 · 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) you know (b) new shoes (c) stand up
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) blue car
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) clean it (c) two cats
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my bag (c) two cats
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) kind of (c) two cats
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) tea time (c) blue car
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) sit up (c) new shoes
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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