Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 346 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
4. 4.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Which little sound joins “no answer” 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) stand up (b) see you (c) the dog
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Which little sound joins “do it” 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) three trees (b) you know (c) this is
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) what about (c) new shoes
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) pick it up (c) so big
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
24. 24.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) jump in
27. 27.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
29. 29.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) look out
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) turn off
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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