Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 545 · 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 “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
4. 4.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) wake up (c) my bag
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) look at (b) my bag (c) new shoes
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) sit up
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
20. 20.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) see you
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) clean it (c) my book
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an egg (c) my book
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) the dog
26. 26.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) this is (c) my bag
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” 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) half an apple (b) two cats (c) blue car
36. 36.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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