Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 192 · 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 “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
7. 7.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) turn off
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) an hour
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) wake up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an egg (c) two cats
15. 15.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
16. 16.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) sit up
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) come in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) pick it up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) tea time
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) two cats
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) the dog (c) kind of
39. 39.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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