Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 542 · 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 “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) this is
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) you know
8. 8.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
11. 11.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) the dog
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
17. 17.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
18. 18.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) turn off (c) my book
21. 21.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
22. 22.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
23. 23.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) give up (c) blue car
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) clean it (c) so big
33. 33.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) go home (c) so big
35. 35.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) look out
38. 38.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
39. 39.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup

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