Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 198 · 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 dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) listen (c) debt (d) reign
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) b
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) p
7. 7.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
11. 11.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) l (b) s (c) k (d) h
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) half (b) design (c) honest (d) palm
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) knot (d) answer
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) debt (c) castle (d) design
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent h? (a) cupboard (b) foreign (c) sword (d) rhino
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) p (c) w (d) l
30. 30.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) l (c) b (d) g
33. 33.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) l
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) half (b) walk (c) climb (d) calm
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) knee (b) knife (c) aisle (d) write
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) p
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name

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