Linking Sounds Worksheet

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

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