Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 500 · 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.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) my book
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) jump in (c) blue car
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) sit up (c) new shoes
7. 7.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
8. 8.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) see you (c) my bag
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) look at (c) tea time
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) put on
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) stand up (c) blue car
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
21. 21.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) blue car
24. 24.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) you know (c) take it
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
31. 31.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
32. 32.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
33. 33.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) my bag (c) tea time
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) an idea
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) tea time (c) see you

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