Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 822 · 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) see you (b) put on (c) blue car
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) new shoes (c) three trees
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) two cats (c) you know
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) take it
8. 8.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
9. 9.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an hour (c) new shoes
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) clean it (c) my book
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) fill in (c) new shoes
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) kind of
30. 30.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) see you (c) two cats
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) wake up (c) so big
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
36. 36.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) blue car (c) see you
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) my book
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) you know (c) two cats
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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