Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 517 · 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 l? (a) knife (b) hour (c) knot (d) talk
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) w
3. 3.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) knot (c) climb (d) raspberry
4. 4.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) s
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
12. 12.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) yolk (d) reign
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) w (c) h (d) p
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) b (d) h
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
20. 20.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) s (c) p (d) k
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) t (c) s (d) h
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) b
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) h
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) k (c) t (d) g
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) castle (b) design (c) knob (d) rhino
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) t
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) s
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) talk (c) listen (d) two
36. 36.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) knot (c) sign (d) honest
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
38. 38.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) h (c) g (d) t
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk

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