Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 638 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) hold on
4. 4.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) cut it out (c) so big
7. 7.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) an hour
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
12. 12.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
15. 15.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
17. 17.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
19. 19.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) the dog
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) three trees (c) my bag
27. 27.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) two cats
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) my bag
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) give up (c) see you
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
36. 36.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up

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