Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 173 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
3. 3.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
4. 4.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) jump in
6. 6.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
9. 9.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
13. 13.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) look out
15. 15.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
18. 18.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) an orange (c) three trees
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) put on
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) wake up (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) get up (c) see you
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) blue car (c) go home
40. 40.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit

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