Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 859 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) you know (c) my book
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) an orange
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) take it
8. 8.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) go home
12. 12.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
16. 16.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) go home
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) you know
29. 29.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) see you (c) so big
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) this is (c) the dog
33. 33.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an hour (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
37. 37.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
40. 40.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it

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