Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 491 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) s
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) b
5. 5.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) h (c) g (d) k
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) sword (d) knob
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) raspberry (c) crumb (d) answer
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
15. 15.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
16. 16.👅 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
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) s (b) b (c) l (d) g
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
20. 20.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) calm (c) rhino (d) write
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) g
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) w (c) p (d) b
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) receipt (c) climb (d) folk
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) wrap (c) sign (d) comb
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
29. 29.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) castle (c) foreign (d) palm
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) folk (d) aisle
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) calm (c) knife (d) rhino
38. 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) receipt (d) two
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) wrist (c) aisle (d) knot

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