Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 552 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look out (c) the dog
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) cut it out
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) jump in
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) hold on (c) you know
9. 9.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
10. 10.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
11. 11.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) three trees (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
27. 27.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) this is
29. 29.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) you know (c) three trees
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) three trees (c) new shoes
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) so big
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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