Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 923 · 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 “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
3. 3.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
5. 5.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
7. 7.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
8. 8.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
9. 9.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
10. 10.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
11. 11.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) see you
13. 13.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
14. 14.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
15. 15.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
16. 16.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) blue car
18. 18.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
19. 19.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
20. 20.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
21. 21.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) this is (c) three trees
25. 25.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) pick it up (c) my book
28. 28.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
29. 29.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
30. 30.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
31. 31.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
32. 32.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) tea time (c) new shoes
34. 34.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
36. 36.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
39. 39.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
40. 40.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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