Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 893 · 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) my bag (b) blue car (c) pass it
2. 2.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) give up
6. 6.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) come in
10. 10.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) clean it
13. 13.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) this is (c) my book
17. 17.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) jump in (c) my bag
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) see you
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
27. 27.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” 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) an idea (b) the dog (c) new shoes
35. 35.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
36. 36.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout

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