Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 110 · 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.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) wake up (c) three trees
10. 10.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) you know
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) new shoes (c) three trees
13. 13.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) go home (c) stand up
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) two cats
20. 20.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) new shoes (c) so big
23. 23.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) look at
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) come in (c) you know
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) get up
32. 32.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) hold on (c) my bag
36. 36.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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