Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 690 · 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) new shoes (b) blue car (c) find out
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
6. 6.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) so big (c) tea time
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) so big
15. 15.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) this is
20. 20.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) pass it
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
31. 31.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) give up (c) the dog
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) see you
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) what about
39. 39.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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