Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 200 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) wake up
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
6. 6.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
7. 7.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) look at (c) my book
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) new shoes
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) half an apple
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my book (c) so big
15. 15.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pass it (c) so big
18. 18.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) see you
22. 22.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
23. 23.Which little sound joins “three eggs” 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) lots of (b) my book (c) so big
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
29. 29.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) fill in
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
33. 33.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) an egg
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) look out

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