Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 806 · 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) pick it up (b) see you (c) the dog
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) three trees (c) blue car
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
10. 10.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) go home (c) two cats
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) stand up
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
24. 24.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) cut it out (c) see you
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) so big (c) the dog
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) go home
37. 37.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) lots of
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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