Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 53 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
2. 2.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) g (b) l (c) s (d) k
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) h (c) p (d) s
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
9. 9.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) two (d) knit
11. 11.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) h
13. 13.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) k
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) knife (c) answer (d) sign
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) l
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) k
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) b (c) w (d) k
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) rhino (c) hour (d) folk
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) p
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) design (b) glisten (c) knee (d) half
28. 28.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) climb (d) rhino
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) knee (c) two (d) crumb
33. 33.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) b
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) comb (c) two (d) walk
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) knee (c) crumb (d) glisten
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?

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