Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 708 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) g (c) h (d) t
3. 3.Which word has a silent l? (a) design (b) climb (c) folk (d) rhino
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) p (c) h (d) g
5. 5.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) castle (c) knit (d) debt
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
8. 8.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which word has a silent s? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) half (d) island
10. 10.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) l (c) g (d) t
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) w (c) k (d) b
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) g
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) receipt (c) castle (d) knee
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) b (c) t (d) l
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) t (b) h (c) s (d) p
23. 23.Which word has a silent t? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) knit (d) design
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) two (c) lamb (d) rhino
25. 25.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) l
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) folk (c) knot (d) answer
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) foreign (d) rhino
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) knife (d) wrist
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) wrist (c) knee (d) reign
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) island (c) yolk (d) two
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) hour (b) comb (c) talk (d) glisten

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