Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 744 · 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 “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) tea time (c) blue car
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
5. 5.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) come in
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) an egg
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) clean it
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) put on (c) see you
19. 19.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
20. 20.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
21. 21.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) look out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) so big (c) blue car
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) stand up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) fill in
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pass it (c) see you
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) the dog (c) tea time
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) get up
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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