Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 703 · 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) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) see you (c) the dog
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) sit up (c) three trees
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) my bag
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) blue car
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) jump in
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my bag (c) blue car
14. 14.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) tea time (c) go home
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) see you
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) go home
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) the dog (c) three trees
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
33. 33.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) new shoes (c) go home

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