Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 576 · 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 “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
2. 2.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
4. 4.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) tea time (c) fill in
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) new shoes (c) my book
7. 7.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) turn off
9. 9.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) hold on (c) new shoes
12. 12.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) blue car (c) kind of
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
17. 17.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
21. 21.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) two cats (c) lots of
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) blue car (c) tea time
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) come in
25. 25.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
26. 26.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) go home (c) an egg
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) three trees (c) sit up
30. 30.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
31. 31.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
33. 33.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) what about
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) look at (c) new shoes
38. 38.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) get up (c) new shoes

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