Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 674 · 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.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) come in (c) blue car
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
7. 7.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) blue car (c) you know
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) three trees (c) blue car
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an idea (c) new shoes
20. 20.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look out (c) blue car
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) an egg
24. 24.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) three trees
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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