Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 625 · 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 “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
4. 4.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) cut it out (c) see you
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) an egg
24. 24.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
25. 25.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) clean it (c) go home
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) see you (c) this is
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my bag (c) so big
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) wake up
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) get up
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) jump in
40. 40.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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