Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 906 · 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 “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
2. 2.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
3. 3.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
5. 5.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
6. 6.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
7. 7.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) blue car (c) clean it
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
10. 10.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) go home (c) tea time
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) half an apple (b) my book (c) my bag
14. 14.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) lots of
18. 18.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
19. 19.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
20. 20.Which little sound joins “see it” 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) my bag (b) new shoes (c) stand up
22. 22.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
23. 23.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
25. 25.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) new shoes (c) pass it
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my bag (c) kind of
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
32. 32.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) give up (c) my book
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) the dog (c) cut it out
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
38. 38.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
39. 39.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
40. 40.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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