Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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