Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 823 · 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) two cats (b) give up (c) go home
2. 2.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) what about
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) two cats (c) the dog
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
8. 8.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) clean it (c) see you
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my book (c) you know
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) look out
30. 30.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) put on (c) the dog
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an idea (c) so big
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) half an apple (c) see you
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton

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