Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 766 · 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) you know (b) three trees (c) an orange
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) look at
4. 4.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
7. 7.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) blue car
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) my bag
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) you know (c) an idea
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) find out (c) go home
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) stand up (c) new shoes
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look out (c) see you
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) two cats (c) blue car
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) an hour

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