Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 108 · 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.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) clean it (c) two cats
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) new shoes (c) blue car
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
9. 9.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) see you (c) my bag
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
22. 22.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) the dog
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look out (c) you know
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) tea time
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) come in
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) tea time (c) go home
37. 37.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) cut it out
40. 40.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in

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