Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 957 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) my bag (c) half an apple
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) blue car (c) this is
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) my book (c) see you
4. 4.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) turn off
6. 6.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
7. 7.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
8. 8.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
11. 11.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
13. 13.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
14. 14.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
15. 15.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
17. 17.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
18. 18.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
24. 24.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
25. 25.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
26. 26.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
28. 28.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
29. 29.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
32. 32.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
34. 34.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
35. 35.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) tea time (c) take it
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) clean it (c) three trees
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) new shoes (c) you know
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) my bag (c) the dog
40. 40.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout

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