Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 405 · 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 “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) what about (c) my bag
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an orange (c) see you
5. 5.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) lots of (c) see you
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) pick it up
14. 14.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
21. 21.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) turn off (c) tea time
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) get up (c) my bag
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) an egg
30. 30.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) jump in
40. 40.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout

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