Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 694 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) fill in
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) see you (c) tea time
6. 6.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) two cats
20. 20.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) come in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) tea time (c) new shoes
33. 33.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
34. 34.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
35. 35.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) my book
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) find out
39. 39.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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