Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 802 · 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 “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
2. 2.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
3. 3.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
4. 4.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) blue car (c) turn off
8. 8.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
9. 9.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
10. 10.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
11. 11.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) come in (c) blue car
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an egg (b) blue car (c) go home
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) take it (c) new shoes
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
17. 17.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
18. 18.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my bag (b) my book (c) put on
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
23. 23.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
25. 25.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
26. 26.Which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
27. 27.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
28. 28.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
29. 29.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
30. 30.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
31. 31.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
33. 33.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) fill in (b) the dog (c) go home
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
36. 36.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) new shoes (c) find out
37. 37.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
40. 40.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”

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