Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 72 · 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 “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
2. 2.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
3. 3.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
5. 5.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) lots of (b) blue car (c) tea time
7. 7.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) so big (c) the dog
10. 10.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
11. 11.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
15. 15.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
16. 16.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) three trees (c) stand up
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) give up (c) so big
19. 19.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
20. 20.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) you know (c) half an apple
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) go home (c) clean it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) get up (b) new shoes (c) see you
24. 24.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
25. 25.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
26. 26.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
27. 27.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) an idea
30. 30.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
31. 31.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
32. 32.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) look at (c) my book
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) my bag (c) blue car
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) kind of (c) two cats
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) cut it out (c) the dog
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up

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