Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 345 · 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: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) so big (c) turn off
5. 5.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) tea time
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) the dog (c) jump in
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
18. 18.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) clean it
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) so big (c) tea time
22. 22.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) come in (c) so big
24. 24.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) see you
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) go home (c) new shoes
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) so big (c) you know
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
35. 35.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
36. 36.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) go home
38. 38.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
39. 39.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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