Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 602 · 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 mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) comb (c) lamb (d) climb
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) listen (b) knot (c) hour (d) debt
4. 4.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) g (b) b (c) s (d) k
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) s (c) p (d) l
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) answer (b) knob (c) sign (d) doubt
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) fasten (d) castle
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
16. 16.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) knot (c) sign (d) receipt
18. 18.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) s
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) g
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) cupboard (c) receipt (d) write
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
27. 27.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) lamb (c) answer (d) honest
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) l
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) b (c) p (d) k
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) sign (c) castle (d) sword
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) w

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