Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 62 · 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 “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
2. 2.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) tea time (c) my book
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
6. 6.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
7. 7.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an hour (c) three trees
11. 11.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
12. 12.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) three trees (c) wake up
14. 14.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) an orange (c) blue car
23. 23.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
24. 24.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) three trees (c) get up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) so big (c) two cats
27. 27.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
28. 28.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
29. 29.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
31. 31.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
32. 32.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
35. 35.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) clean it (c) see you
37. 37.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
39. 39.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg

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