Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 623 · 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 to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
4. 4.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
7. 7.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) new shoes
9. 9.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) turn off
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) put on (c) three trees
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) the dog
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) look out
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) take it
24. 24.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
27. 27.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) stand up
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) an idea

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