Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 958 · 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 “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) blue car (c) my bag
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) see you (c) an orange
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look out (b) three trees (c) my book
6. 6.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
7. 7.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) so big (c) get up
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) find out
11. 11.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
12. 12.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
13. 13.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
14. 14.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
15. 15.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
16. 16.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
18. 18.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
19. 19.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
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) pick it up (b) the dog (c) three trees
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) give up (c) tea time
26. 26.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
29. 29.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
30. 30.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
33. 33.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
34. 34.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
35. 35.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) go home (c) my book
37. 37.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
38. 38.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
39. 39.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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