Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 317 · 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 “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) look out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) an egg
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) what about
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) the dog (c) new shoes
13. 13.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) hold on
22. 22.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) my bag
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) wake up
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) blue car (c) go home
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) you know (c) pick it up
34. 34.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
35. 35.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
38. 38.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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