Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 334 · 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: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) the dog
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) go home (c) blue car
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) two cats (c) blue car
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) the dog (c) see you
7. 7.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
14. 14.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
15. 15.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) go home
18. 18.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
20. 20.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) my bag (c) go home
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
26. 26.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
27. 27.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) the dog (c) put on
29. 29.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) look out
32. 32.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
33. 33.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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