Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 979 · 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) new shoes (b) tea time (c) find out
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
8. 8.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
9. 9.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an idea (c) three trees
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
15. 15.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) look at
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) cut it out (c) three trees
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) hold on
28. 28.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
32. 32.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) come in
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) three trees
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of

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