Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 965 · 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) blue car (b) my bag (c) an orange
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) pass it
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) so big (c) see you
14. 14.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) put on (c) go home
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) an egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) three trees (c) two cats
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) go home (c) blue car
35. 35.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) the dog (c) you know
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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