Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 894 · 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 “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
3. 3.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
4. 4.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
10. 10.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) stand up
13. 13.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
14. 14.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) lots of
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) turn off (b) my bag (c) so big
17. 17.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) hold on
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) pick it up
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) this is (c) my book
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) see you (c) my bag
28. 28.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
29. 29.Which little sound joins “no answer” 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) two cats (b) get up (c) tea time
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
33. 33.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) an orange
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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