Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 290 · 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 “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) look out
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) put on (c) blue car
7. 7.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) so big
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) two cats (c) go home
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) kind of
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) jump in
14. 14.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) an idea
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) what about
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) blue car
31. 31.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
33. 33.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
34. 34.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) hold on (c) go home
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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