Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 643 · 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) half an apple (c) blue car
2. 2.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) two cats (c) you know
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) this is
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) new shoes (c) blue car
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) lots of
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) look at
28. 28.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) three trees
35. 35.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) stand up

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