Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 611 · 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 s? (a) receipt (b) sword (c) aisle (d) crumb
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) h
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
6. 6.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) yolk (c) glisten (d) debt
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
8. 8.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
11. 11.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) k
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) yolk (d) wrist
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) crumb (b) raspberry (c) answer (d) island
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
22. 22.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent t? (a) talk (b) hour (c) glisten (d) answer
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) knife (c) wrap (d) knit
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent k? (a) calm (b) knife (c) talk (d) debt
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) s (c) k (d) w
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) s (c) b (d) h
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) crumb (b) glisten (c) talk (d) knob
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) knit (b) sign (c) wrist (d) talk
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) castle (d) knot

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