Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 322 · 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 “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
7. 7.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my book (c) half an apple
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
12. 12.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) see you
23. 23.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an idea (c) tea time
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) wake up
27. 27.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) new shoes (c) go home
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my book (c) the dog
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) my book
38. 38.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) my bag (c) go home
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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