Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 775 · 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.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
3. 3.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
6. 6.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
7. 7.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
8. 8.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
9. 9.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
12. 12.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) the dog (c) new shoes
14. 14.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
15. 15.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) blue car (c) my bag
17. 17.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) stand up (c) my book
19. 19.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) blue car (c) tea time
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) so big (c) lots of
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) so big (c) my bag
24. 24.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) see you (c) an idea
26. 26.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
27. 27.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
29. 29.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
32. 32.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
33. 33.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
34. 34.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) pick it up
37. 37.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pass it (c) the dog
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup

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