Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 752 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) what about (c) tea time
2. 2.Which little sound joins “they also” 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) so big (b) two cats (c) an orange
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
6. 6.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
7. 7.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) tea time
12. 12.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
14. 14.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) kind of (c) see you
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) an egg
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
31. 31.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an hour
36. 36.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) clean it
39. 39.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple

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