Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 975 · 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) look out
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) hold on (c) two cats
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) go home
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an orange (c) blue car
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) you know (c) tea time
12. 12.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
15. 15.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) pick it up
18. 18.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
20. 20.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
21. 21.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) cut it out
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) my book
31. 31.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
32. 32.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) clean it
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof

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