Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 652 · 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 hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) what about (c) see you
3. 3.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) so big
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) stand up
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) kind of
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an idea (c) go home
11. 11.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) find out
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) go home (c) blue car
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) come in (c) you know
21. 21.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) tea time (c) blue car
23. 23.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) tea time (c) take it
29. 29.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) my bag
35. 35.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) this is
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
40. 40.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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