Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 48 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “you asked” 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) stand up (b) the dog (c) tea time
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
12. 12.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) this is
19. 19.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) two cats (c) sit up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) jump in
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
28. 28.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) cut it out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) go home
35. 35.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) come in (c) go home
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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