Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 61 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) l
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) w (b) h (c) t (d) k
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) folk (c) castle (d) sword
6. 6.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) l (b) g (c) s (d) k
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) p (c) b (d) w
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) cupboard (d) comb
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) receipt (c) island (d) answer
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) receipt (c) knob (d) doubt
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) h (c) p (d) b
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) w (c) h (d) s
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) l (d) w
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) crumb (c) island (d) receipt
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) castle (b) knob (c) lamb (d) write
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) t (c) l (d) s
27. 27.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) knife (c) comb (d) sword
28. 28.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) knob (c) foreign (d) sword
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) p
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
33. 33.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) folk (d) island
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) w (c) g (d) b
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) p (b) s (c) w (d) l
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) k (c) s (d) t
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?

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