Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 663 · 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.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) fill in
9. 9.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) three trees (c) new shoes
12. 12.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) look at
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) new shoes
15. 15.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
20. 20.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) three trees (c) see you
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) my book
25. 25.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) find out (c) new shoes
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) an egg
39. 39.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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