Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 139 · 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.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) so big (c) three trees
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) new shoes (c) go home
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
9. 9.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
13. 13.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) look at
15. 15.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
18. 18.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
21. 21.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
22. 22.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) three trees
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) tea time
27. 27.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
32. 32.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) two cats (c) blue car
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
37. 37.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
40. 40.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple

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