Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 662 · 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 to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) go home (c) the dog
14. 14.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
15. 15.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) an idea
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) fill in
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
19. 19.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
20. 20.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
21. 21.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) jump in
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
26. 26.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
27. 27.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) you know (c) the dog
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) find out
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) kind of (c) see you
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) sit up
35. 35.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) new shoes (c) two cats
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) new shoes (c) you know
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) cut it out
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
40. 40.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof

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