Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 700 · 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 “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) half an apple (c) so big
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) get up (c) blue car
16. 16.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
17. 17.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
18. 18.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
22. 22.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) tea time (c) blue car
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
26. 26.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) lots of
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) go home (c) blue car
30. 30.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) hold on
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) go home
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
39. 39.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) jump in

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