Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 46 · 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 word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) foreign (c) climb (d) knob
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) knee (c) knife (d) debt
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) debt (c) two (d) comb
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) knob (c) wrist (d) lamb
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) knit (b) aisle (c) half (d) debt
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) t
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) s (c) t (d) g
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) p
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
22. 22.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) talk (c) knee (d) honest
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) s (b) g (c) b (d) k
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) b
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) w (c) s (d) l
33. 33.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
35. 35.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) raspberry (b) yolk (c) knit (d) climb
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) doubt (b) walk (c) sword (d) aisle
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) g
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) knife (c) walk (d) yolk
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name

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