Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 48 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) h
3. 3.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) folk (d) write
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) g
5. 5.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) h
8. 8.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) k
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
11. 11.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) half (c) write (d) sign
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) knit (c) climb (d) design
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) h (b) w (c) l (d) s
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) talk (b) reign (c) palm (d) comb
20. 20.👅 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
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) walk (b) receipt (c) sword (d) fasten
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) w
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) l
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) sign (c) two (d) aisle
30. 30.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) island (d) half
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) t
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) aisle (c) design (d) folk
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) design (c) island (d) knob
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) p (c) h (d) b
36. 36.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) b (c) k (d) l

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