Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 102 · 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 to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) see you
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
5. 5.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” 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) so big (b) get up (c) blue car
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
8. 8.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) so big (c) tea time
10. 10.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
12. 12.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
14. 14.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) go home (c) fill in
16. 16.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
21. 21.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
22. 22.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
23. 23.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
24. 24.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) blue car
26. 26.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
35. 35.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) an egg (c) go home
37. 37.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
38. 38.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) clean it (c) my bag

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