Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 282 · 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 “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
2. 2.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
3. 3.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) an hour (c) my bag
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my bag (c) so big
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) new shoes (c) jump in
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) tea time
10. 10.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
16. 16.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an egg (c) two cats
19. 19.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
21. 21.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
22. 22.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) blue car
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) an idea
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) so big
31. 31.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) give up
34. 34.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off

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