Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 61 · 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 “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
2. 2.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) an egg
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) stand up (c) new shoes
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) see you (c) wake up
6. 6.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
8. 8.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
9. 9.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
13. 13.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) you know (c) three trees
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) turn off
18. 18.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
19. 19.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
21. 21.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) fill in (c) new shoes
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) so big (c) look at
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
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) an | egg (b) a-negg
31. 31.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
34. 34.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
36. 36.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) tea time
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is

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