Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 586 · 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) look at (b) tea time (c) my book
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) new shoes (c) see you
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) so big
15. 15.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) new shoes
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) my book (c) the dog
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) turn off
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” 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) go home (b) my bag (c) pick it up
33. 33.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) look out
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) lots of
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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