Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 59 · 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 word has a silent l? (a) fasten (b) half (c) foreign (d) knee
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) knee (d) lamb
3. 3.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) reign (c) sign (d) write
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) debt (d) knob
5. 5.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) glisten (c) honest (d) knot
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
7. 7.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) hour (c) knife (d) fasten
9. 9.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) p
11. 11.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) b (c) h (d) w
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) climb (c) fasten (d) walk
17. 17.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) s
19. 19.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) two (c) receipt (d) honest
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) h (c) p (d) g
23. 23.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) walk (c) calm (d) castle
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) s (c) t (d) l
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) h (b) s (c) l (d) w
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) p
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) l (c) g (d) k
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) s
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) sign (c) yolk (d) two
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) answer (c) comb (d) climb
39. 39.🔤 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
40. 40.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths

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