Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 772 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) sit up (c) see you
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) you know
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) what about (c) new shoes
11. 11.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) the dog (c) my book
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) my book
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) turn off (c) so big
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) see you (c) you know
22. 22.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
23. 23.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) jump in
25. 25.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
26. 26.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) an hour
28. 28.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an egg (c) the dog
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) my book
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) get up
36. 36.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) cut it out
39. 39.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
40. 40.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout

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