Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 493 · 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: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
3. 3.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) jump in (c) you know
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) the dog
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) find out (c) my book
11. 11.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
13. 13.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my bag (c) get up
22. 22.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my book (c) the dog
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) blue car (c) clean it
29. 29.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) so big
34. 34.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
37. 37.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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