Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 163 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my bag (c) take it
2. 2.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) pick it up (c) three trees
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) turn off
17. 17.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
18. 18.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
20. 20.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
23. 23.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) hold on
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) fill in
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
34. 34.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) cut it out (c) go home
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) give up
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) so big (c) my book
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
40. 40.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton

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