Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 226 · 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 p? (a) receipt (b) wrist (c) aisle (d) knit
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) sign (c) half (d) fasten
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) receipt (c) knob (d) listen
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
8. 8.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) b (c) l (d) s
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) w (b) b (c) h (d) s
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
16. 16.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) castle (c) listen (d) calm
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) g
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) g
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) l
23. 23.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) hour (b) talk (c) doubt (d) castle
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) glisten (c) rhino (d) debt
26. 26.Which word has a silent p? (a) glisten (b) raspberry (c) rhino (d) aisle
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) p (c) k (d) g
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
32. 32.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) cupboard (d) knit
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
36. 36.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) knife (d) knob
40. 40.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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