Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 887 · 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) you know (b) the dog (c) give up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) go home
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
5. 5.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
7. 7.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) the dog
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) my bag
10. 10.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) go home
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my bag (c) see you
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) blue car
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
26. 26.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) take it
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit

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