Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 606 · 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 “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
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) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) pick it up
14. 14.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
16. 16.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an hour (c) tea time
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) half an apple
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) blue car (c) my bag
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) put on (c) my book
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) hold on
27. 27.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) an orange
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) three trees (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) so big
38. 38.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) see you
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof

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