Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 738 · 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 “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) pick it up
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) jump in
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) give up (c) tea time
11. 11.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
13. 13.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
14. 14.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
19. 19.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) lots of
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
23. 23.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an egg (c) three trees
29. 29.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
39. 39.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
40. 40.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange

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