Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 896 · 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 “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
7. 7.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) put on (c) my bag
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) two cats (c) an idea
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) cut it out (c) you know
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) three trees (c) what about
14. 14.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) half an apple (c) three trees
19. 19.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) take it (c) tea time
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) three trees (c) see you
26. 26.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) tea time
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pick it up (c) two cats
32. 32.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) you know
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) stand up (c) my bag

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