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Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 254 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
  2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) l (c) h (d) t
  3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
  4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) receipt (c) design (d) fasten
  5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
  6. 6.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) s (c) k (d) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) design (c) cupboard (d) climb
  9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
  10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) b
  11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) g
  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.Which word has a silent g? (a) island (b) castle (c) sign (d) half
  14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) design (c) wrap (d) write
  15. 15.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) fasten (c) glisten (d) doubt
  16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
  17. 17.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) knot (d) comb
  18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
  19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) glisten (d) folk
  20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
  21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
  22. 22.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  23. 23.👅 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
  24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) sword (d) folk
  25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
  26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
  28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) b
  29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) p (b) w (c) t (d) h
  30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) sign (c) hour (d) answer
  32. 32.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) doubt (b) glisten (c) honest (d) comb
  34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
  35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
  36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
  37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) write (d) foreign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) answer (c) rhino (d) cupboard
  39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
  40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) knee (d) answer

Answer key

  1. tongue twister warm-ups
  2. l
  3. 5
  4. design
  5. 1
  6. makes speech unclear
  7. l
  8. palm
  9. 4
  10. w
  11. h
  12. dropping word endings
  13. sign
  14. receipt
  15. aisle
  16. saying word endings
  17. wrap
  18. 2
  19. knob
  20. mumbling into your chest
  21. 5
  22. makes speech unclear
  23. warming up clear speech
  24. fasten
  25. guessing a hard name
  26. helps clear speech
  27. covering your mouth
  28. b
  29. w
  30. helps clear speech
  31. answer
  32. helps clear speech
  33. honest
  34. makes speech unclear
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. write
  38. comb
  39. helps clear speech
  40. knee

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