Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 589 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) write (c) island (d) foreign
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) h (b) p (c) l (d) t
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
5. 5.🔤 Does a steady pace 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) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.Which word has a silent t? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) listen (d) island
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.Which word has a silent h? (a) knife (b) reign (c) walk (d) hour
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) comb (c) folk (d) palm
12. 12.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) palm (c) calm (d) sword
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) listen (c) write (d) half
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) folk (b) sword (c) doubt (d) knit
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) b
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) fasten (d) knee
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) g (c) w (d) l
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) glisten (b) walk (c) wrap (d) debt
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) p (c) k (d) h
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent s? (a) calm (b) two (c) aisle (d) folk
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) castle (b) cupboard (c) sword (d) knit
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
35. 35.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
36. 36.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) hour (d) half
38. 38.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) s (b) t (c) k (d) p
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) folk (c) knob (d) raspberry

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