Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 596 · 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) tea time (b) an orange (c) blue car
2. 2.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
11. 11.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) jump in (c) new shoes
14. 14.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) an egg
17. 17.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) two cats (c) new shoes
21. 21.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) fill in
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) give up (c) tea time
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) sit up (c) so big
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) blue car (c) new shoes
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) put on (c) tea time
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) look at
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) an idea
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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