Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 999 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my book (c) see you
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) kind of (c) blue car
12. 12.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) find out (c) my book
15. 15.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
16. 16.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
20. 20.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
22. 22.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) cut it out (c) so big
26. 26.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
27. 27.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) new shoes (c) sit up
30. 30.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) turn off (c) see you
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
37. 37.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) jump in (c) tea time
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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