Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 579 · 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 “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) sit up (c) new shoes
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
7. 7.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) so big (c) give up
9. 9.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) so big (c) you know
11. 11.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
12. 12.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
14. 14.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
15. 15.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
16. 16.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
18. 18.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) my bag (c) see you
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) take it
21. 21.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
24. 24.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
27. 27.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
29. 29.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) so big (c) you know
35. 35.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) an egg
37. 37.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
39. 39.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
40. 40.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour

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