Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 919 · 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 “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) so big (c) come in
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) tea time (c) look at
4. 4.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) my book
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) give up
8. 8.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
9. 9.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) turn off (c) three trees
11. 11.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) fill in (c) new shoes
13. 13.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) three trees (c) clean it
15. 15.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) my book (c) jump in
19. 19.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
20. 20.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
21. 21.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
22. 22.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
23. 23.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) half an apple (c) blue car
25. 25.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
26. 26.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
27. 27.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
32. 32.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
33. 33.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) cut it out (c) two cats
35. 35.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
36. 36.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
37. 37.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
38. 38.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
39. 39.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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