Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 300 · 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) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) wake up (c) my book
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) you know (c) tea time
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) go home (c) blue car
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) clean it
9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) the dog (c) three trees
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look out (c) the dog
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
23. 23.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
25. 25.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
26. 26.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) so big (c) see you
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) what about
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) an orange
36. 36.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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