Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 676 · 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 “folk”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) l
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
4. 4.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) s
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) k
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) half (c) reign (d) write
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) debt (c) wrap (d) answer
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) l
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
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.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) palm (c) comb (d) wrist
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) two (c) comb (d) climb
25. 25.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) w
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.Which word has a silent s? (a) doubt (b) reign (c) two (d) island
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) k
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) crumb (b) aisle (c) palm (d) glisten
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) k (c) h (d) s
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) calm (d) castle
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) s
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) s
37. 37.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) b (c) l (d) s
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) yolk (c) foreign (d) climb
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) l

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