Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 548 · 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 “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
5. 5.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
6. 6.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) see you
8. 8.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) take it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) jump in (c) so big
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) half an apple (c) my bag
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) see you (c) three trees
18. 18.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) lots of (c) my book
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) the dog
25. 25.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) my bag
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.Which little sound joins “three eggs” 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) so big (b) look out (c) you know
36. 36.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) an hour
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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