Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 486 · 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 “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
2. 2.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) turn off
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) two cats
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
6. 6.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) stand up (c) so big
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) what about (c) new shoes
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) an egg
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
16. 16.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
17. 17.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) take it
23. 23.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) jump in
25. 25.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) the dog (c) see you
29. 29.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin

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