Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 266 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
2. 2.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) h (c) t (d) g
4. 4.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) knit (c) knife (d) aisle
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
7. 7.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) l
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) cupboard (c) comb (d) island
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) t (c) k (d) s
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) knob (b) climb (c) cupboard (d) palm
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) b
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) foreign (c) sword (d) knit
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) l (b) p (c) b (d) s
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
21. 21.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) wrist (c) folk (d) fasten
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) l (c) h (d) w
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) walk (c) knee (d) comb
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
28. 28.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) glisten (b) write (c) island (d) honest
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) p (c) l (d) k
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) debt (c) two (d) island
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) island (c) doubt (d) hour

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