Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 153 · 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 “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) kind of
3. 3.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pick it up (c) tea time
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) two cats (c) you know
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) tea time (c) go home
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) jump in
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) sit up
24. 24.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) come in
27. 27.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look out (c) see you
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) lots of
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) you know
31. 31.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) what about
33. 33.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
37. 37.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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