Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 368 · 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 “communication”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) s
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) half (c) island (d) rhino
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) p
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) listen (c) walk (d) crumb
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) b
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) k (c) g (d) h
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) p (c) g (d) w
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
16. 16.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) wrap (c) sign (d) debt
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) design (b) island (c) glisten (d) aisle
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) crumb (d) knife
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) knee (c) hour (d) sword
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) knee (c) comb (d) yolk
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) crumb (d) write
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) rhino (d) talk
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) w (c) l (d) t
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.👅 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
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) s
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) p (c) b (d) t
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) write (d) knife
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) t (c) s (d) g
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?

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