Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 564 · 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 “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) get up (c) go home
3. 3.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
4. 4.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) blue car (c) go home
10. 10.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
11. 11.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
12. 12.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) my book
15. 15.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
16. 16.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) two cats (c) tea time
21. 21.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
22. 22.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
23. 23.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
24. 24.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
28. 28.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
30. 30.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) stand up
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) new shoes (c) see you
33. 33.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
34. 34.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
35. 35.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
36. 36.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
37. 37.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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