Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 892 · 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 “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
2. 2.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) blue car (c) so big
4. 4.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
5. 5.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
6. 6.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
7. 7.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
9. 9.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
10. 10.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
11. 11.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
14. 14.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
17. 17.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) the dog (c) so big
20. 20.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) you know (c) take it
22. 22.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
24. 24.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
25. 25.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
26. 26.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
27. 27.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
28. 28.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
29. 29.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) three trees (c) you know
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) this is (c) see you
33. 33.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
34. 34.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) new shoes (c) my bag
36. 36.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
40. 40.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea

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