Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 698 · 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 “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) turn off
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) kind of
9. 9.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) go home (c) two cats
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
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) you know (b) pick it up (c) so big
24. 24.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) half an apple (c) two cats
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) tea time (c) new shoes
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) three trees
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my book (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look at (c) go home
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pass it (c) blue car
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) an hour
40. 40.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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