Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 409 · 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 to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
3. 3.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
10. 10.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) see you
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
16. 16.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my book (c) the dog
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) go home
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) lots of (c) see you
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) hold on
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) three trees
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) an orange
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) the dog (c) go home
36. 36.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) new shoes (c) see you

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