Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 468 · 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) new shoes (b) this is (c) three trees
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) sit up (c) my bag
4. 4.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my bag (c) go home
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) give up
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) find out
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) new shoes
18. 18.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my bag (c) two cats
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) three trees
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my book (c) blue car
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) so big (c) my book
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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