Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 550 · 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 checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) answer (c) knot (d) calm
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) p
4. 4.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) climb (c) knee (d) talk
5. 5.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) write (d) reign
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) glisten (b) wrap (c) knife (d) foreign
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) g
9. 9.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) foreign (c) crumb (d) island
10. 10.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
12. 12.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) knit (c) glisten (d) yolk
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) h (c) p (d) w
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) s (c) g (d) k
21. 21.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
22. 22.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) h (c) b (d) w
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent p? (a) knee (b) half (c) receipt (d) talk
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) h
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) palm (c) crumb (d) knife
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) s (c) p (d) b
33. 33.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) raspberry (b) sword (c) calm (d) wrap
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) h
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) l
40. 40.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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