Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 370 · 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 “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) hold on
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) so big (c) sit up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) the dog
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
16. 16.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) tea time
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
25. 25.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” 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) my book (b) look at (c) you know
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) an idea
33. 33.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) two cats (c) blue car
36. 36.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis

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