Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 759 · 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) new shoes (b) so big (c) find out
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) this is
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) my bag
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) new shoes
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) you know
13. 13.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
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.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) come in
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
21. 21.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) three trees
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) hold on
25. 25.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) lots of
34. 34.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) go home
40. 40.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup

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