Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 966 · 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) go home (b) find out (c) new shoes
2. 2.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) see you
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) new shoes
12. 12.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) two cats (c) my book
19. 19.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) two cats
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
26. 26.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) you know
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) give up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) new shoes (c) two cats
34. 34.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an idea (c) the dog
36. 36.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) three trees (c) tea time
39. 39.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min

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