Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 572 · 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) three trees (b) go home (c) fill in
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) what about
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) the dog (c) give up
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) my book
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) the dog
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) come in (c) blue car
21. 21.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an orange (c) the dog
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
31. 31.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) tea time (c) the dog
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) so big (c) my bag
34. 34.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
36. 36.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
37. 37.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup

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