Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 699 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) my bag
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) two cats
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) an hour
13. 13.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) turn off
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” 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) three trees (b) an idea (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) pick it up
29. 29.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) wake up
32. 32.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
33. 33.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) see you (c) my book
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pass it (c) the dog
39. 39.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) an orange

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