Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 76 · 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) clean it (b) my book (c) go home
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) new shoes (c) two cats
3. 3.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
6. 6.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
14. 14.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
23. 23.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) turn off
27. 27.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) the dog (c) blue car
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) find out (c) go home
30. 30.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) tea time (c) go home
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) put on (c) the dog
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
36. 36.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
37. 37.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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