Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 323 · 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 “reign”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) w
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) s (c) l (d) w
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) k (c) g (d) p
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) g
8. 8.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) h
12. 12.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) knit (d) island
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) w
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) w (c) l (d) b
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) l
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) two (b) castle (c) knot (d) design
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) reign (d) climb
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) receipt (c) wrap (d) fasten
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) w (c) l (d) k
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) l (c) b (d) g
23. 23.Which word has a silent h? (a) knit (b) honest (c) knob (d) raspberry
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) hour (b) knob (c) castle (d) receipt
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
28. 28.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) knot (d) rhino
30. 30.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) folk (c) cupboard (d) honest
31. 31.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) b (b) l (c) w (d) g
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) half (b) receipt (c) knot (d) rhino
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) yolk (c) hour (d) doubt
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) l (c) s (d) t
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) b
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
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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