Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 188 · 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 “knit”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) g
2. 2.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) sign (c) write (d) fasten
3. 3.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) k (c) h (d) t
6. 6.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) calm (c) knit (d) receipt
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) s (c) l (d) w
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) p (b) b (c) h (d) k
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) h
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) g (b) b (c) p (d) k
19. 19.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) folk (c) climb (d) sign
23. 23.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) b
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) aisle (c) wrist (d) reign
26. 26.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) g
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) knob (c) knot (d) raspberry
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) listen (c) raspberry (d) walk
34. 34.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
36. 36.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) p (c) s (d) h
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) climb (c) palm (d) doubt
40. 40.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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