Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 256 · 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.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
2. 2.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) put on (c) blue car
5. 5.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
6. 6.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
8. 8.Listen: which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
12. 12.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) kind of (b) the dog (c) my book
14. 14.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) my book (c) so big
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
19. 19.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
20. 20.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
21. 21.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
22. 22.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) get up (c) the dog
23. 23.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
24. 24.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
25. 25.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
28. 28.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
29. 29.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
30. 30.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) an idea (c) the dog
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) you know (c) look at
33. 33.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) you know (c) an hour
35. 35.Which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) turn off
38. 38.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
39. 39.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
40. 40.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on

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