Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 723 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) give up
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
6. 6.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
8. 8.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) an hour
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) new shoes (c) my bag
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
21. 21.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
23. 23.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) cut it out (c) blue car
27. 27.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) three trees
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) look at
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) blue car (c) see you
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) fill in
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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