Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 729 · 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: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) blue car
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) wake up (c) tea time
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” 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) my book (b) blue car (c) lots of
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) give up
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) tea time
22. 22.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) pass it
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) so big
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) find out (c) three trees
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
31. 31.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) the dog
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) sit up
36. 36.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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