Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 471 · 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 “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) you know
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
9. 9.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) you know
14. 14.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
18. 18.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) two cats (c) three trees
20. 20.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) look at
22. 22.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
26. 26.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) jump in (c) you know
30. 30.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) get up (c) three trees
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) an orange
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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