Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 699 · 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 l? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) knee (d) receipt
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) p (c) l (d) t
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) w (c) p (d) k
4. 4.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.🔤 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
6. 6.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) s
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) glisten (c) wrap (d) listen
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) h (b) w (c) g (d) p
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) yolk (d) knee
17. 17.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) knot (c) wrist (d) debt
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) t
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) wrist (c) crumb (d) write
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) l
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
28. 28.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) b (c) l (d) k
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) reign (c) island (d) hour
34. 34.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
35. 35.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) l
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) l (c) p (d) h

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