Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 799 · 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) blue car (b) look out (c) three trees
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) kind of
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) turn off
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) come in (c) my bag
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) jump in (c) the dog
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) hold on (c) you know
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) pick it up (c) two cats
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
25. 25.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) two cats
38. 38.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up

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