Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 18 · 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 “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
2. 2.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
3. 3.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
4. 4.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
5. 5.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) the dog (c) two cats
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) come in
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) an hour
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) pass it
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) put on
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) two cats
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) fill in
23. 23.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) new shoes (c) my book
32. 32.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
33. 33.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
34. 34.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
35. 35.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
36. 36.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) an egg (c) you know
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin

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