Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 262 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) sit up
4. 4.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) two cats (c) the dog
6. 6.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
12. 12.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) take it (c) you know
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) pick it up
20. 20.Which little sound joins “so easy” 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) kind of (c) my bag
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) blue car
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) look at
25. 25.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
28. 28.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) tea time (c) you know
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) so big
35. 35.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
40. 40.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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