Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 728 · 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 “listen”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) h (c) l (d) s
3. 3.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) listen (d) write
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 tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
6. 6.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
10. 10.Which word has a silent k? (a) cupboard (b) knot (c) design (d) wrist
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) s (b) h (c) l (d) p
14. 14.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) knit (c) sword (d) foreign
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) l
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) listen (c) wrap (d) hour
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) h (c) k (d) t
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) two (d) cupboard
26. 26.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) wrist (c) aisle (d) lamb
29. 29.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) debt (d) climb
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) p (b) k (c) s (d) g
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) l (c) k (d) s
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) h (c) k (d) b
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) climb (c) raspberry (d) debt
39. 39.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) calm (c) island (d) write
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) t

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