Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 990 · 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) put on (b) my book (c) blue car
2. 2.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
4. 4.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” 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) pass it (b) my book (c) the dog
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
13. 13.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) this is (c) go home
22. 22.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) see you (c) lots of
24. 24.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) come in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an hour (c) blue car
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) two cats (c) the dog
33. 33.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) fill in
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
40. 40.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour

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