Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 449 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) so big
5. 5.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) go home
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my book (c) the dog
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) kind of
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) wake up
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) tea time (c) my bag
19. 19.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
26. 26.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
36. 36.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
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) the dog (b) my book (c) stand up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) look out

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