Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 512 · 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 “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) look out (c) my bag
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an orange (c) you know
7. 7.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
11. 11.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) what about (c) go home
14. 14.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) my bag
18. 18.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) look at
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
30. 30.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) take it (c) new shoes
34. 34.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
37. 37.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg

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