Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 902 · 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 “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
7. 7.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
12. 12.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) put on (c) my bag
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my book (c) so big
19. 19.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
20. 20.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) fill in (c) go home
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) blue car (c) take it
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) an hour (c) three trees
32. 32.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
33. 33.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
35. 35.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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