Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 40 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) pass it
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
10. 10.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) fill in
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
20. 20.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) so big (c) tea time
24. 24.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) this is
27. 27.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
29. 29.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) new shoes
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
32. 32.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
33. 33.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) find out (c) three trees
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) wake up
38. 38.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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