Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 157 · 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 “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) blue car (c) my book
3. 3.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
4. 4.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an egg (c) two cats
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) take it (c) go home
10. 10.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) hold on (c) see you
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) blue car (c) two cats
15. 15.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) go home
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) kind of (c) blue car
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) come in
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) this is
37. 37.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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