Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 846 · 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.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
6. 6.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
7. 7.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
8. 8.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) an orange
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) lots of
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
13. 13.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
14. 14.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) clean it (c) go home
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
19. 19.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
20. 20.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) an idea
24. 24.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) kind of (c) go home
29. 29.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) put on (c) my book
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) get up
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
35. 35.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
36. 36.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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