Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 621 · 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 “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
2. 2.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) put on (b) new shoes (c) tea time
5. 5.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) go home (c) look at
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
10. 10.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
13. 13.Which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) sit up (c) two cats
15. 15.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
16. 16.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) pass it (c) you know
17. 17.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
18. 18.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) look out
19. 19.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
20. 20.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
24. 24.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) see you (c) tea time
26. 26.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
27. 27.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
29. 29.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
30. 30.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
31. 31.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
32. 32.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
34. 34.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
35. 35.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
36. 36.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) clean it (b) my bag (c) new shoes
38. 38.Which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
40. 40.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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