Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 673 · 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.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) half an apple (c) two cats
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) see you
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) tea time (b) so big (c) sit up
10. 10.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
13. 13.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
14. 14.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) put on (c) so big
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) you know
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an idea (c) the dog
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) give up (c) my book
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) take it (c) tea time
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) what about

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