Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 609 · 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) see you (b) blue car (c) fill in
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
4. 4.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) see you (c) tea time
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) three trees
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) new shoes
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
14. 14.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) find out
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) two cats (c) my book
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) hold on
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) jump in (c) the dog
38. 38.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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