Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 988 · 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) my bag (b) fill in (c) my book
2. 2.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) put on
3. 3.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
4. 4.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
5. 5.Say “an egg” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
6. 6.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
7. 7.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
8. 8.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) jump in
12. 12.Listen: which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) new shoes (c) take it
14. 14.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
15. 15.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
16. 16.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
17. 17.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
18. 18.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) put | on (b) pu-ton
19. 19.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
20. 20.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) sit up (c) my bag
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) go home (c) turn off
22. 22.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
23. 23.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
25. 25.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
26. 26.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
27. 27.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
28. 28.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
29. 29.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
30. 30.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
31. 31.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) blue car (c) what about
32. 32.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
33. 33.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Listen to “turn off”. Which shows how the words join? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
37. 37.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
38. 38.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “half an apple”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hal-fa-napple (b) half | an | apple
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) kind of (c) blue car

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