Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 837 · 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 orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) fill in
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) tea time (c) new shoes
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) my book (c) go home
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) get up (c) the dog
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) lots of
15. 15.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
18. 18.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
20. 20.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
22. 22.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
23. 23.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) cut it out (c) three trees
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
26. 26.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
27. 27.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
30. 30.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
31. 31.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Listen: 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) you know (b) blue car (c) an idea
34. 34.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) come in (b) see you (c) so big
37. 37.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) stand up
40. 40.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat

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