Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 665 · 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) blue car (c) tea time
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) put on
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) so big (c) three trees
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
13. 13.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) three trees (c) tea time
19. 19.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look at (c) tea time
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) half an apple (c) the dog
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) an orange
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) clean it
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) an idea
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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