Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 270 · 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 “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
2. 2.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) an egg
5. 5.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “do 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) two cats (b) my book (c) jump in
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) stand up
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
11. 11.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) see you (c) put on
13. 13.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
16. 16.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) tea time (c) pick it up
20. 20.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) wake up
29. 29.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
33. 33.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) turn off

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