Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 680 · 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 “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
2. 2.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
4. 4.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
7. 7.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
9. 9.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pick it up (b) my book (c) tea time
12. 12.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
14. 14.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) go home (c) turn off
17. 17.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
18. 18.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
19. 19.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an idea (b) new shoes (c) the dog
21. 21.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) so big (c) an egg
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
25. 25.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
26. 26.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) come in
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) this is
29. 29.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an orange (c) you know
31. 31.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
33. 33.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) stand up (b) tea time (c) blue car
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) hold on (c) see you
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) my book
37. 37.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
38. 38.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup

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