Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 162 · 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 “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
5. 5.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
6. 6.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
7. 7.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
8. 8.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
10. 10.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) sit up (c) three trees
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) hold on (c) three trees
13. 13.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) the dog
15. 15.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
16. 16.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
19. 19.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) see you
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) tea time (c) you know
24. 24.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
25. 25.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
28. 28.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) give up (c) go home
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) take it (c) blue car
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) fill in (c) my book
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
37. 37.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) jump in (c) my book

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