Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 228 · 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 “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
2. 2.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
5. 5.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) see you (c) three trees
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) blue car
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) you know (c) go home
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) turn off (c) tea time
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) so big (c) new shoes
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
18. 18.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my bag (c) so big
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
22. 22.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my book (c) my bag
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) three trees (c) so big
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) the dog
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) come in
31. 31.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
32. 32.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my bag (c) go home
36. 36.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
38. 38.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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