Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 155 · 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 egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) this is (c) you know
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
4. 4.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
5. 5.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
7. 7.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) stand up
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) pass it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) wake up (c) the dog
14. 14.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
15. 15.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) what about
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
26. 26.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
28. 28.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) so big (c) three trees
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) three trees (c) my book
40. 40.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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