Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 721 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) look at
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
12. 12.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) blue car (c) two cats
21. 21.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) see you (c) new shoes
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) go home (c) you know
27. 27.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) new shoes (c) see you
31. 31.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) you know (c) my book
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) hold on (c) tea time
37. 37.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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