Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 974 · 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) my bag (b) so big (c) an idea
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) cut it out (c) see you
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
11. 11.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
16. 16.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) you know
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) two cats
25. 25.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
26. 26.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) give up (c) go home
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
32. 32.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
34. 34.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) lots of (c) blue car
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) clean it (b) new shoes (c) my bag
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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