Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 231 · 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.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) see you (c) my bag
4. 4.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) turn off (c) my bag
7. 7.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
9. 9.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) come in (c) go home
14. 14.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
16. 16.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an egg (c) two cats
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
23. 23.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
27. 27.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
28. 28.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
33. 33.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) an hour (c) my bag
35. 35.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
38. 38.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) clean it
40. 40.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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