Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 536 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) knot (b) debt (c) glisten (d) talk
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) knob (c) knife (d) half
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) k (b) p (c) h (d) l
11. 11.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) s (b) t (c) k (d) w
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) s
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) receipt (c) comb (d) wrap
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
22. 22.👅 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
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) s (c) k (d) g
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) castle (c) write (d) palm
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) k
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) p (c) g (d) t
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) g (c) b (d) w
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) p (b) k (c) g (d) w
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) two (b) folk (c) design (d) write
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) h
35. 35.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) design (c) island (d) calm
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) g
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) half (d) receipt

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