Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 701 · 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.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) kind of (c) you know
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) tea time
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) pass it
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) the dog (c) blue car
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) go home (c) the dog
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) go home
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) the dog
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at

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