Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 424 · 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.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) three trees (c) two cats
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) two cats (c) wake up
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) this is (c) my book
10. 10.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
11. 11.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) clean it
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
17. 17.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) lots of
22. 22.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
24. 24.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
25. 25.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
26. 26.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) half an apple (c) three trees
30. 30.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
31. 31.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) stand up (c) new shoes
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) turn off
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) blue car
35. 35.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
37. 37.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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