Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 289 · 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 to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) hold on
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) new shoes (c) my bag
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) blue car (c) go home
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) clean it
9. 9.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
13. 13.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) an idea
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) new shoes (c) my bag
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) lots of (c) tea time
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) blue car
20. 20.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
23. 23.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
28. 28.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) sit up
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) cut it out
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) two cats (c) take it
33. 33.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) look out (c) you know

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