Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 140 · 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.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) k
2. 2.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) aisle (c) knob (d) rhino
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) h
8. 8.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) foreign (d) knob
9. 9.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) b
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) yolk (c) lamb (d) wrist
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) g (c) t (d) s
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) two (b) honest (c) receipt (d) wrap
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) s (c) w (d) t
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) answer (b) climb (c) aisle (d) raspberry
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) p (c) k (d) b
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knife (c) wrist (d) calm
21. 21.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) h
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) glisten (d) lamb
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
26. 26.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) receipt (c) fasten (d) knot
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) yolk (d) castle
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
29. 29.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) w (c) p (d) s
31. 31.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) b (c) g (d) t
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) t (b) l (c) w (d) p
34. 34.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) l
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
37. 37.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) t
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) k

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