Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 264 · 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 “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) hold on (c) my bag
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) kind of (c) the dog
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) take it (c) blue car
8. 8.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) half an apple (c) two cats
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an egg (c) new shoes
15. 15.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) wake up (c) so big
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) see you
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) find out (c) new shoes
20. 20.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
21. 21.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
23. 23.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
27. 27.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” 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) an orange (b) new shoes (c) the dog
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) this is (c) three trees
33. 33.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) jump in
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of

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