Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 684 · 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 “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) pick it up
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
15. 15.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
16. 16.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) kind of
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
22. 22.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) so big (c) half an apple
24. 24.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
25. 25.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
26. 26.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) get up
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
31. 31.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
35. 35.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
36. 36.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) my book (c) two cats
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) tea time (c) an orange

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