Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 273 · 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 “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) cut it out
11. 11.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) the dog (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
17. 17.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) my book
19. 19.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
20. 20.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) jump in (c) tea time
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) kind of
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) look at (c) my book
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) new shoes (c) go home
29. 29.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
34. 34.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) sit up (c) blue car
40. 40.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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