Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 257 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) p
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) hour (d) sign
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
5. 5.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) s (c) p (d) k
9. 9.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) knot (c) yolk (d) sign
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) lamb (d) foreign
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) s
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
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 g? (a) sign (b) folk (c) castle (d) two
18. 18.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) wrist (c) hour (d) foreign
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) receipt (c) rhino (d) palm
21. 21.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) p (c) w (d) b
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) g (c) b (d) s
26. 26.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) w
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
30. 30.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) k
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
33. 33.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) g (c) k (d) w
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) sign (c) knit (d) cupboard
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
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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