Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 203 · 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 k? (a) foreign (b) write (c) knob (d) aisle
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) k
3. 3.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) lamb (c) design (d) cupboard
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) g
6. 6.📖 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
7. 7.Which word has a silent p? (a) fasten (b) two (c) wrist (d) raspberry
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
11. 11.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) g (c) p (d) w
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
16. 16.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) two (d) sword
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) island (b) cupboard (c) foreign (d) knob
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) p
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) w
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) w
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) s (b) g (c) k (d) w
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) p
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
29. 29.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) g (b) s (c) t (d) k
31. 31.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) p (c) w (d) s
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) knob (c) fasten (d) climb
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) b
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) p
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) w (c) h (d) b
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) b
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings

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