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Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 479 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) l
  2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) p
  3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
  4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
  5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
  6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) g (c) h (d) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) fasten (b) raspberry (c) folk (d) crumb
  8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
  9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) h
  10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
  11. 11.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
  13. 13.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) talk (c) crumb (d) island
  14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) design (c) aisle (d) listen
  15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
  16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
  17. 17.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) listen (c) wrap (d) yolk
  18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
  19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
  20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) calm (d) comb
  23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
  24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) wrap (d) two
  25. 25.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
  26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
  27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
  28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) knob (c) wrap (d) doubt
  29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) s
  30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) g (c) t (d) w
  31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
  32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) w (c) t (d) k
  33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) h (c) b (d) g
  34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
  35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) aisle (c) reign (d) sword
  36. 36.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) answer (c) knit (d) cupboard
  38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
  39. 39.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
  40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) w

Answer key

  1. k
  2. p
  3. 2
  4. covering your mouth
  5. dropping word endings
  6. k
  7. folk
  8. 1
  9. b
  10. 3
  11. makes speech unclear
  12. 3
  13. hour
  14. aisle
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. listen
  18. a steady pace
  19. 5
  20. helps clear speech
  21. w
  22. comb
  23. 2
  24. yolk
  25. warming up clear speech
  26. checking names first
  27. helps clear speech
  28. wrap
  29. t
  30. g
  31. 1
  32. t
  33. h
  34. 3
  35. walk
  36. helps clear speech
  37. knit
  38. 2
  39. makes speech unclear
  40. w

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