Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 340 · 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 “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
3. 3.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) the dog (c) an egg
6. 6.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) fill in
8. 8.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
9. 9.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
10. 10.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my bag (c) pass it
12. 12.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
13. 13.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) two cats (c) give up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) tea time (c) an orange
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
22. 22.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
23. 23.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) come in (c) my book
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) you know
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) three trees (c) cut it out
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) three trees (c) get up
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) you know (c) my bag
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
39. 39.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) blue car (c) new shoes

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