Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 505 · 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 “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
2. 2.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
4. 4.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) pick it up
6. 6.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
7. 7.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
8. 8.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
9. 9.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) two cats (c) jump in
12. 12.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
13. 13.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
14. 14.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
15. 15.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
16. 16.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
17. 17.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
18. 18.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) pass it (b) go home (c) the dog
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
21. 21.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
23. 23.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
24. 24.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an hour (c) so big
26. 26.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
27. 27.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
28. 28.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) an egg
30. 30.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
33. 33.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
35. 35.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) wake up (c) so big
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) fill in (c) two cats
38. 38.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
39. 39.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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