Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 746 · 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.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) you know
2. 2.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
3. 3.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
4. 4.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
6. 6.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
7. 7.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
8. 8.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
11. 11.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) you know (c) three trees
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) wake up (b) new shoes (c) tea time
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) blue car (c) sit up
15. 15.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
16. 16.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
17. 17.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
19. 19.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) pass it (c) two cats
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) give up (b) my book (c) the dog
21. 21.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
22. 22.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
25. 25.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
26. 26.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
27. 27.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) see you (c) an idea
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
32. 32.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) my bag (c) kind of
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) this is (c) three trees
35. 35.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) two cats (c) go home
36. 36.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) pick it up (c) blue car
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
40. 40.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup

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