Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 450 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) sit up (c) two cats
6. 6.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) see you (c) my bag
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) wake up (c) blue car
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) so big (c) my book
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
21. 21.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
22. 22.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) tea time (c) come in
24. 24.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) stand up (c) tea time
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
28. 28.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) three trees
33. 33.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
36. 36.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an hour (c) you know

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