Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 769 · 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.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
2. 2.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) go home
5. 5.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) new shoes (c) my book
12. 12.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
13. 13.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
19. 19.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) new shoes (c) three trees
21. 21.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) three trees
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) turn off (c) you know
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) new shoes (c) my bag
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) my book
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) see you (c) new shoes
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) my bag

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