Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 870 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) take it
6. 6.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
7. 7.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
11. 11.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) two cats (c) an idea
15. 15.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
21. 21.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
22. 22.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
30. 30.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
31. 31.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) sit up
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look out (c) you know
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) get up
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) hold on

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