Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 255 · 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 “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
2. 2.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
4. 4.Which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
7. 7.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
8. 8.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
9. 9.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) what about (b) you know (c) so big
12. 12.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
13. 13.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
15. 15.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) take it (b) three trees (c) go home
19. 19.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
21. 21.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
22. 22.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
23. 23.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) an orange (c) the dog
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) see you (c) lots of
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
28. 28.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) get up (c) blue car
30. 30.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
31. 31.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) go home (c) two cats
33. 33.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) you know (c) three trees
35. 35.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
36. 36.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
37. 37.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
38. 38.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
39. 39.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
40. 40.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation