Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 473 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) half an apple (c) three trees
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
11. 11.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
12. 12.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) blue car (c) my bag
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
15. 15.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
18. 18.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
19. 19.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) stand up
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) jump in (c) two cats
24. 24.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
25. 25.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) my book
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
30. 30.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
31. 31.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) three trees (c) give up
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) so big (c) go home
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) my bag (c) go home
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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