Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 686 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
4. 4.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) the dog
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) look at
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) see you
19. 19.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) an hour
24. 24.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) cut it out
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an orange (c) three trees
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) fill in
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) wake up (c) the dog
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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