Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 555 · 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.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) what about
10. 10.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) give up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) blue car
14. 14.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) new shoes (c) three trees
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) blue car
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
23. 23.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) fill in (c) the dog
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) tea time
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) take it
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my book (c) blue car
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) clean it
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) the dog (c) tea time
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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