Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 946 · 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 “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) get up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) you know
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) this is
17. 17.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “three eggs” 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) look out (b) my bag (c) you know
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) come in
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) sit up (c) new shoes
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
33. 33.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) go home (c) you know
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) turn off
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) my book
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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