Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 685 · 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 “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) go home (c) an egg
4. 4.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look out (c) new shoes
7. 7.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
8. 8.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
9. 9.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) find out (c) so big
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
14. 14.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) turn off
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) come in
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) see you (c) go home
26. 26.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
28. 28.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) tea time (c) wake up
32. 32.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
33. 33.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
34. 34.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
36. 36.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin

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