Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 262 · 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 guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) t
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
8. 8.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) knee (b) doubt (c) raspberry (d) fasten
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) write (c) island (d) raspberry
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
13. 13.Which word has a silent g? (a) knit (b) knee (c) fasten (d) reign
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) folk (c) sword (d) crumb
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) h
18. 18.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) h (d) l
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) p
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) k (c) s (d) b
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) p
27. 27.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) climb (c) answer (d) island
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) answer (c) knob (d) folk
31. 31.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) k
34. 34.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
36. 36.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
37. 37.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) two (c) doubt (d) half
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?

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