Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 865 · 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) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
4. 4.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
5. 5.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) jump in (c) my bag
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) you know (c) go home
10. 10.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
11. 11.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
12. 12.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) my bag
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) see you (c) two cats
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) so big
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) turn off
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) lots of
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) tea time (c) new shoes
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) wake up
37. 37.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
38. 38.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an hour (c) three trees
40. 40.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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