Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 730 · 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 “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
3. 3.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
6. 6.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
7. 7.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) put on (c) blue car
12. 12.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) so big (c) my bag
14. 14.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
15. 15.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
17. 17.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
18. 18.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
19. 19.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
20. 20.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
21. 21.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my bag (c) wake up
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) give up (c) so big
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) clean it
30. 30.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) jump in (c) blue car
32. 32.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
33. 33.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
37. 37.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
38. 38.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) go home (c) look at
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) my book (c) kind of

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