Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 636 · 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 idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
2. 2.Which little sound joins “he is” 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) two cats (c) what about
4. 4.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) turn off
11. 11.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
13. 13.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
18. 18.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) my book (c) blue car
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) new shoes (c) see you
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) put on (c) the dog
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) come in
25. 25.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) find out
28. 28.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) pick it up
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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