Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 761 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) see you (c) find out
2. 2.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
3. 3.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
4. 4.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
6. 6.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) kind of (c) my bag
8. 8.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
11. 11.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) two cats (c) get up
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) an egg (c) my book
14. 14.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
15. 15.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
16. 16.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
18. 18.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
19. 19.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
24. 24.Which little sound joins “I am” 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) pick it up (b) my book (c) you know
26. 26.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
27. 27.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) stand up (c) go home
30. 30.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
31. 31.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
32. 32.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
34. 34.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
36. 36.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
37. 37.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) take it (c) so big
40. 40.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup

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