Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 477 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
4. 4.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) clean it
9. 9.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) you know
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my bag (c) my book
21. 21.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) fill in
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my bag (c) see you
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) put on
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) you know
32. 32.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) see you (c) wake up
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) an egg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) lots of (c) you know
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) three trees

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