Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 714 · 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.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) the dog (c) see you
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) go home
5. 5.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) jump in
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) kind of (c) you know
11. 11.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) three trees (c) the dog
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pick it up (c) tea time
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) hold on (c) my book
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) my bag (c) an orange
18. 18.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
20. 20.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) find out (c) the dog
24. 24.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) the dog
26. 26.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
27. 27.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
28. 28.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
31. 31.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
32. 32.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
33. 33.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
36. 36.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) stand up
38. 38.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
39. 39.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup

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