Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 771 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) kind of
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) my bag
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) lots of (c) my book
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) the dog (c) blue car
14. 14.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) put on
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) blue car
21. 21.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my book (c) my bag
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
30. 30.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) find out
39. 39.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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