Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 109 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) s (c) h (d) k
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) k (c) g (d) h
5. 5.Which word has a silent g? (a) knife (b) palm (c) foreign (d) listen
6. 6.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) raspberry (c) climb (d) knit
7. 7.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) receipt (c) glisten (d) calm
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) l
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) two (b) foreign (c) raspberry (d) wrist
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) t (c) b (d) w
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) fasten (b) half (c) honest (d) crumb
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) l
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) l (c) s (d) b
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) calm (c) sword (d) foreign
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
21. 21.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) s (b) k (c) w (d) g
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
25. 25.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) s
30. 30.Which word has a silent l? (a) sign (b) knot (c) calm (d) crumb
31. 31.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) foreign (c) aisle (d) wrist
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) h
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
34. 34.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) climb (c) wrap (d) palm
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) write (c) listen (d) half
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) p (c) w (d) s

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