Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 995 · 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) go home (c) an egg
2. 2.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) my book
4. 4.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) put on (c) three trees
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) my bag (c) you know
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) clean it
14. 14.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) take it (c) go home
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) three trees
18. 18.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) you know
31. 31.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
33. 33.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) see you
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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