Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 147 · 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.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) see you
8. 8.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) come in (c) my book
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) new shoes
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) turn off
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) new shoes (c) go home
27. 27.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) go home
31. 31.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) new shoes
39. 39.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) what about

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