Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 664 · 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) get up (b) my bag (c) go home
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) lots of
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) cut it out
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) clean it (c) two cats
20. 20.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) three trees
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) tea time
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) three trees
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) see you (c) blue car
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) kind of
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
35. 35.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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