Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 612 · 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 “raspberry”? (a) g (b) p (c) b (d) l
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) k (c) t (d) l
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) p (c) h (d) g
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) h
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) w (c) t (d) b
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) raspberry (d) knee
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) t (c) k (d) w
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) write (c) knit (d) knot
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) two (c) write (d) honest
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) h (c) t (d) l
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t (d) g
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) g
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) debt (b) sign (c) lamb (d) calm
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) s (c) w (d) h
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
29. 29.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) s
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
32. 32.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) l
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) p (c) s (d) h
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) palm (c) doubt (d) comb
39. 39.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) answer (b) knot (c) yolk (d) sword

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