Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 199 · 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 “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
4. 4.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) hold on
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
7. 7.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) two cats
10. 10.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
11. 11.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
16. 16.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
17. 17.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) two cats (c) so big
20. 20.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) the dog
22. 22.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
25. 25.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
26. 26.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
28. 28.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
31. 31.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
33. 33.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) pass it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) give up
37. 37.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout

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