Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 233 · 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 t? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) wrist (d) island
2. 2.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knot (c) doubt (d) sword
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
6. 6.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) walk (c) sword (d) knit
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
9. 9.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔤 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
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
13. 13.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) honest (d) knob
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) t (c) p (d) b
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) l
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) s (b) p (c) t (d) g
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) k
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) island (c) write (d) debt
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) w (c) l (d) t
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) t
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) sword (c) calm (d) crumb
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) p
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) two (c) crumb (d) knife
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) t
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) aisle (c) debt (d) wrap
38. 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) glisten (c) answer (d) foreign
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) crumb (c) sign (d) answer
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?

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