Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 224 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) the dog (c) go home
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
9. 9.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
11. 11.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) give up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) three trees
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) jump in
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my bag (c) my book
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) two cats (c) tea time
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) my book
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
29. 29.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) turn off
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) wake up (c) so big
32. 32.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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