Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 533 · 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 “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
9. 9.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) go home (c) see you
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) two cats
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) find out (c) go home
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) you know (c) two cats
14. 14.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an hour (c) the dog
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) wake up (c) three trees
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my book (c) two cats
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) jump in
20. 20.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) stand up (c) see you
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) three trees (c) go home
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
34. 34.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) sit up (c) see you
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) take it (c) two cats
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof

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