Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 963 · 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 to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an idea (c) blue car
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) tea time
7. 7.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
10. 10.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
11. 11.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) clean it
15. 15.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) cut it out (c) my bag
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” 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) jump in (b) go home (c) two cats
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) look at
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) get up (c) see you
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) two cats (c) my book
30. 30.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) see you (c) my bag
40. 40.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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