Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 165 · 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 “cupboard”? (a) p (b) b (c) s (d) k
2. 2.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) receipt (d) rhino
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) g (b) w (c) t (d) b
5. 5.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) island (c) rhino (d) two
6. 6.Which word has a silent s? (a) design (b) reign (c) aisle (d) yolk
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) k
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
9. 9.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) s
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) raspberry (c) glisten (d) wrap
16. 16.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) s
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) honest (c) calm (d) design
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) half (c) honest (d) climb
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) t (c) b (d) p
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) h (c) p (d) t
28. 28.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) palm (d) walk
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) reign (c) climb (d) knot
33. 33.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) doubt (d) knot
38. 38.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) calm (b) knob (c) aisle (d) crumb

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