Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 202 · 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 “answer”? (a) k (b) w (c) p (d) g
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) g
4. 4.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) listen (c) design (d) raspberry
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
7. 7.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) castle (c) knot (d) raspberry
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) sword (c) cupboard (d) wrist
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) glisten (c) island (d) receipt
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
13. 13.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which word has a silent h? (a) comb (b) raspberry (c) walk (d) honest
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) palm (c) wrap (d) glisten
16. 16.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) rhino (c) knob (d) listen
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) write (c) design (d) comb
22. 22.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) climb (c) fasten (d) island
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
26. 26.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
29. 29.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) knee (c) wrist (d) fasten
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) b (c) s (d) l
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) h
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
34. 34.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
36. 36.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) reign (d) knot
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) design (b) reign (c) rhino (d) knot
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
39. 39.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest

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