Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 836 · 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.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) tea time (c) the dog
3. 3.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
4. 4.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) kind of (c) go home
7. 7.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my book (c) so big
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) blue car (c) so big
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my book (c) an egg
19. 19.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
26. 26.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) an idea
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
29. 29.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) blue car
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
37. 37.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) three trees

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