Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 805 · 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.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
2. 2.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) pick it up (c) so big
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) take it (c) you know
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) an idea
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) get up
12. 12.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) blue car (c) the dog
17. 17.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) wake up (c) blue car
22. 22.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
23. 23.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look at (c) the dog
26. 26.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) find out (c) the dog
29. 29.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
30. 30.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) my book (c) pass it
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) see you (c) lots of
38. 38.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) clean it (c) see you
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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