Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 203 · 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.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” 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) three trees (b) an hour (c) you know
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) put on
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) the dog (c) lots of
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) two cats (c) new shoes
23. 23.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
24. 24.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
25. 25.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) blue car
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) you know (c) new shoes
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) find out
38. 38.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) look out (c) blue car

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