Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 568 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) tea time
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) my book
6. 6.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) find out
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
10. 10.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) my bag
15. 15.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) go home (c) you know
20. 20.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) jump in (c) go home
24. 24.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) lots of
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) two cats
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) new shoes (c) my book
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) cut it out
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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