Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 760 · 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) see you (b) an orange (c) three trees
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) new shoes
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) three trees
9. 9.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
10. 10.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) an hour
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
17. 17.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
20. 20.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) lots of
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) take it
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) give up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) see you
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
40. 40.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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