Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 6 · 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 to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
5. 5.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) get up (c) two cats
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) tea time (c) my book
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
11. 11.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
12. 12.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
13. 13.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) new shoes (c) my bag
17. 17.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) wake up
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) tea time (c) you know
23. 23.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) my bag (c) go home
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
27. 27.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) what about (c) go home
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
34. 34.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) clean it (c) my bag
36. 36.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don

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