Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 692 · 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.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) kind of
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
10. 10.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) find out (c) the dog
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) the dog (c) blue car
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) see you (c) put on
16. 16.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
17. 17.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) turn off (c) the dog
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an orange
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) lots of (c) three trees
35. 35.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
36. 36.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup

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