Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 732 · 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 “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) give up (c) you know
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
7. 7.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) go home (c) tea time
9. 9.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
11. 11.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) fill in
23. 23.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
24. 24.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) clean it
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) two cats
29. 29.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
30. 30.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
31. 31.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
32. 32.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) cut it out
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) so big
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) look out
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) get up
40. 40.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin

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