Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 462 · 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 “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
2. 2.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) give up
5. 5.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) find out
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) you know (c) what about
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) turn off (c) see you
18. 18.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
21. 21.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
22. 22.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
23. 23.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) look at
34. 34.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
35. 35.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” 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) new shoes (c) hold on
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
40. 40.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout

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