Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 44 · 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 “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
3. 3.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) fill in (c) new shoes
5. 5.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
6. 6.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) what about (c) you know
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) so big (c) this is
10. 10.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) look out
16. 16.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
17. 17.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) you know (c) blue car
19. 19.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
20. 20.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
21. 21.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
24. 24.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) get up (c) tea time
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
34. 34.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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