Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 292 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) stand up
7. 7.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) lots of (c) tea time
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) pass it (c) my bag
15. 15.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
16. 16.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) wake up (c) so big
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) the dog
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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