Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 897 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) two cats (c) tea time
7. 7.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) two cats (c) tea time
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
11. 11.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) go home (c) new shoes
14. 14.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my bag (c) put on
16. 16.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
17. 17.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) sit up (c) you know
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) so big (c) the dog
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) wake up (c) so big
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) what about (c) three trees
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) my book (c) find out
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea

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