Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 476 · 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.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) go home
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
4. 4.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) put on
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
18. 18.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) see you
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) so big (c) my book
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
31. 31.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) an egg
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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