Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 880 · 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 “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
5. 5.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
7. 7.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) pick it up
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) so big
12. 12.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
13. 13.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) two cats (c) three trees
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) so big
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
29. 29.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) new shoes
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) blue car (c) see you
32. 32.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
39. 39.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an orange (c) go home

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