Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 362 · 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 “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) you know (c) my book
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) wake up
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) an hour
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) give up (c) so big
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
20. 20.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) two cats
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) come in
27. 27.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
28. 28.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an orange (c) three trees
30. 30.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) kind of
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout

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