Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 458 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) my bag (c) new shoes
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) cut it out (c) go home
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) my book
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
11. 11.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) so big (c) my bag
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) you know (c) two cats
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) put on
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) come in (c) two cats
17. 17.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) tea time
20. 20.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) hold on
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) clean it (c) my bag
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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