Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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