Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 29 · 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 “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
3. 3.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) an hour
8. 8.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) go home (c) so big
13. 13.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
15. 15.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) you know (c) my bag
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) tea time (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
23. 23.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
25. 25.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
26. 26.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
28. 28.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) three trees (c) blue car
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) cut it out (c) new shoes
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) new shoes (c) blue car
34. 34.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my bag (c) an orange
38. 38.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout

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