Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 83 · 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) you know (c) get up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) three trees (c) my book
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) look at
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) the dog (c) sit up
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) an orange
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) an egg
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) so big
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my bag (c) blue car
25. 25.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
26. 26.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) lots of
37. 37.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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