Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 98 · 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) you know (c) sit up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) two cats
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) jump in (c) see you
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
8. 8.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” 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) cut it out (b) so big (c) my bag
21. 21.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pass it (c) my book
23. 23.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
25. 25.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) tea time
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) go home (c) see you
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) go home (c) so big
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff

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