Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 750 · 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 “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
11. 11.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
12. 12.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) hold on (c) my book
15. 15.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) my book (c) tea time
19. 19.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) an egg
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) turn off
26. 26.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) come in
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) my bag (c) blue car
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) three trees (c) tea time
31. 31.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my book (c) the dog
33. 33.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
34. 34.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my book (c) the dog
37. 37.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an orange (c) see you

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