Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 842 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) go home (c) my bag
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an egg (c) my bag
8. 8.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) wake up
12. 12.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
14. 14.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) see you
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
19. 19.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) come in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) give up
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
29. 29.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) take it
33. 33.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
34. 34.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) put on (c) so big
36. 36.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
37. 37.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pass it (c) two cats
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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