Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 186 · 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 word has a silent s? (a) reign (b) island (c) knit (d) knife
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) p (b) w (c) t (d) k
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
9. 9.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
11. 11.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) glisten (c) receipt (d) knee
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) p (b) g (c) l (d) h
16. 16.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) h (c) s (d) t
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) fasten (c) crumb (d) sword
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) listen (d) knot
21. 21.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) calm (c) design (d) climb
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) palm (b) two (c) honest (d) answer
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) h (b) w (c) g (d) b
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) t (c) b (d) w
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) t
28. 28.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) receipt (c) half (d) honest
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) p
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) folk (c) sign (d) talk
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
35. 35.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) answer (b) receipt (c) rhino (d) walk
40. 40.Which word has a silent g? (a) two (b) knife (c) wrist (d) reign

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