Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 337 · 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 “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) three trees (c) hold on
4. 4.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) my book (c) my bag
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) my book (c) go home
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
14. 14.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
15. 15.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
17. 17.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
18. 18.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
23. 23.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) new shoes (c) an egg
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
29. 29.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) half an apple (c) my bag
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) my book (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) put on (c) my book
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Which little sound joins “do it” 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) two cats (b) see you (c) get up
38. 38.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) new shoes (c) see you

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