Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 522 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) lots of
8. 8.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) see you (c) you know
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) an hour
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
21. 21.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) my bag
24. 24.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) you know
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) what about (c) blue car
27. 27.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) an orange
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) three trees
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) the dog (c) my book
40. 40.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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