Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 538 · 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) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) p (c) k (d) b
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
4. 4.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) lamb (d) sword
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) g
9. 9.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) doubt (c) wrist (d) debt
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) p
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) p (b) s (c) b (d) w
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) t
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) t (c) p (d) s
20. 20.Which word has a silent s? (a) half (b) yolk (c) fasten (d) island
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) palm (c) talk (d) comb
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) knife (c) knob (d) rhino
25. 25.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) k
28. 28.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) fasten (c) hour (d) knit
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) glisten (c) folk (d) raspberry
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) g
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) l
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) w
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) b (c) l (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) palm (c) answer (d) doubt

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