Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 168 · 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 “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
6. 6.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
8. 8.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) go home (c) the dog
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) kind of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) see you
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) an orange
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my bag (c) my book
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) see you
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my book (c) the dog
30. 30.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) wake up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) stand up
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) what about
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
40. 40.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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