Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 749 · 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 “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
2. 2.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
3. 3.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
4. 4.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
5. 5.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) come in
7. 7.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
8. 8.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) hold on (b) blue car (c) three trees
9. 9.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
10. 10.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof
12. 12.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
13. 13.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
14. 14.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) this is (c) new shoes
18. 18.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) look out (c) the dog
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) take it (c) see you
22. 22.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
24. 24.Listen to “look out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) pick it up (c) three trees
27. 27.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my book (c) get up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) stand up (c) tea time
30. 30.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
33. 33.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) half an apple (c) my book
35. 35.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) two cats (c) kind of
37. 37.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
38. 38.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
39. 39.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) look at (b) new shoes (c) so big
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) the dog (c) wake up

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