Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 99 · 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) the dog (b) go home (c) this is
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) give up
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) blue car
8. 8.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) take it (c) blue car
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) stand up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) fill in
12. 12.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) so big
14. 14.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
20. 20.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) half an apple (c) new shoes
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
27. 27.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look at (c) my book
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) pick it up (c) three trees
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) so big
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up

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