Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 889 · 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 “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
2. 2.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) blue car (c) my bag
4. 4.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
5. 5.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
6. 6.Which little sound joins “you asked” 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) go home (b) my bag (c) pick it up
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) come in (c) my bag
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) wake up
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
13. 13.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) look out (c) two cats
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” 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) tea time (b) see you (c) hold on
23. 23.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
25. 25.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
26. 26.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
27. 27.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) clean it
29. 29.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
30. 30.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
31. 31.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
35. 35.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
37. 37.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) go home (c) three trees

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