Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 701 · 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 of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) p
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) knob (c) raspberry (d) comb
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) w (c) k (d) b
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) g
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) b (c) w (d) h
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) cupboard (c) wrist (d) yolk
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) g (c) t (d) k
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) b
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) g
16. 16.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) wrap (c) glisten (d) hour
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) p
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
22. 22.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) knee (c) fasten (d) write
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) yolk (c) raspberry (d) answer
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) s
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) rhino (d) lamb
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
31. 31.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
33. 33.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) aisle (c) debt (d) knit
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) t (c) p (d) g
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
39. 39.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?

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