Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 343 · 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 “design”? (a) h (b) p (c) g (d) k
2. 2.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) k (c) l (d) g
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) h (b) k (c) s (d) g
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) k
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) knee (b) reign (c) sword (d) climb
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) yolk (d) island
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) doubt (c) foreign (d) rhino
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) s
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) p (b) h (c) k (d) t
23. 23.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) l (c) s (d) h
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) folk (c) cupboard (d) knit
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) island (c) sword (d) doubt
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) h
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) g
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) write (c) receipt (d) talk
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) g
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) glisten (b) answer (c) fasten (d) honest
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) b
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) hour (b) knee (c) design (d) knife
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) half (c) write (d) doubt
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) l

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