Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 250 · 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.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) l (c) s (d) w
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) w (c) h (d) b
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) t (c) s (d) k
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) b
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) l
11. 11.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) comb (c) hour (d) raspberry
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) t (b) b (c) s (d) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) calm (c) lamb (d) write
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) lamb (c) knob (d) wrap
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) p (c) g (d) w
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
21. 21.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) talk (c) sign (d) fasten
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
24. 24.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) g (d) k
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) k (c) h (d) g
27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) island (d) glisten
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) w
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) g
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) h
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) sword (c) talk (d) knob
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) knob (b) sign (c) honest (d) answer
36. 36.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) listen (c) knife (d) wrap
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) l
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace

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