Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 690 · 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 w? (a) write (b) hour (c) palm (d) receipt
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) wrap (d) comb
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) t (c) w (d) p
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) s (c) w (d) t
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) knee (c) debt (d) listen
14. 14.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) h
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) b
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) doubt (b) two (c) palm (d) rhino
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) two (b) climb (c) listen (d) lamb
20. 20.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) h (c) l (d) w
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) h
25. 25.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) s (c) t (d) k
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) s
28. 28.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) talk (d) wrap
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) s
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
31. 31.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) l
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) comb (c) crumb (d) two
37. 37.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) h
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) two (d) island

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