Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 875 · 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 “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) so big
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) three trees (c) my bag
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) this is (c) tea time
8. 8.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) tea time
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) get up (c) you know
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) put on (c) see you
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an idea
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) stand up (c) my bag
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
27. 27.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
39. 39.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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