Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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