Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 247 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) what about
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
8. 8.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
11. 11.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) cut it out
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
15. 15.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
24. 24.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) the dog (c) my book
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) fill in
32. 32.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) my book
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) my bag
35. 35.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look out (c) three trees
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about

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