Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 314 · 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) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) give up
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) an hour
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) cut it out
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) two cats
16. 16.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) go home (c) an orange
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
26. 26.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) see you (c) so big
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) tea time (c) see you
30. 30.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) the dog
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
36. 36.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) my book
39. 39.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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