Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 954 · 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) an orange (b) my bag (c) blue car
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) come in
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) turn off (c) my book
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look at (c) new shoes
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) an hour
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
25. 25.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
26. 26.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) tea time (c) the dog
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
35. 35.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) take it
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) the dog (c) two cats
40. 40.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup

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