Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 399 · 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 “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
2. 2.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) an egg (c) my bag
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) this is (c) you know
5. 5.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
9. 9.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) turn off (c) you know
10. 10.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
11. 11.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
12. 12.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
13. 13.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
14. 14.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
17. 17.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) the dog (c) new shoes
19. 19.Listen to “kind of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) you know (c) new shoes
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) get up
22. 22.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
23. 23.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) stand up
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
25. 25.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
26. 26.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
27. 27.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
28. 28.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
29. 29.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) you know (c) look out
31. 31.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
32. 32.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.Which little sound joins “three eggs” 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) the dog (b) see you (c) pick it up
35. 35.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
36. 36.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) new shoes (c) find out
38. 38.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
39. 39.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
40. 40.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg

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