Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 497 · 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.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) w
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) p
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) h
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) g
13. 13.Which word has a silent g? (a) calm (b) island (c) reign (d) castle
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) two (c) calm (d) wrap
15. 15.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) hour (d) knob
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) p (c) s (d) h
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) g
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) p (c) b (d) s
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) aisle (c) sign (d) design
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) comb (b) glisten (c) write (d) yolk
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) p (b) s (c) k (d) t
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) s
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) talk (b) answer (c) foreign (d) island
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) knife (b) design (c) answer (d) glisten
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) knit (c) knot (d) rhino
31. 31.Which word has a silent p? (a) honest (b) raspberry (c) wrist (d) hour
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) folk (c) cupboard (d) write
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
36. 36.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) knife (c) receipt (d) lamb
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) l
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) b

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