Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 756 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) you know (c) go home
6. 6.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) jump in
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) new shoes (c) turn off
12. 12.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
13. 13.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
15. 15.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) kind of
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) so big
28. 28.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
29. 29.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) so big (c) new shoes
34. 34.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) you know (c) the dog
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) blue car (c) an hour
39. 39.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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