Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 279 · 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 “examination”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) rhino (b) raspberry (c) knob (d) aisle
4. 4.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) reign (c) knot (d) knit
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) s
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) wrist (d) debt
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) h (b) b (c) g (d) t
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) p
12. 12.🔤 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
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
14. 14.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) g (c) h (d) k
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) g
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) talk (c) knob (d) calm
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) write (c) knife (d) knee
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) k (c) w (d) g
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
26. 26.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) knob (c) island (d) sword
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
32. 32.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) l
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) s (d) k
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) fasten (c) two (d) knee
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) p (c) g (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) sword (d) honest

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