Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 81 · 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) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) aisle (c) knit (d) talk
3. 3.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
7. 7.Which word has a silent s? (a) honest (b) cupboard (c) write (d) island
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) climb (c) knob (d) sword
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) t
13. 13.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) sign (c) cupboard (d) knit
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) h
16. 16.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
18. 18.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) g
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) b
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) w
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) b
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) p (c) b (d) k
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) l
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) two (c) lamb (d) knot
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) folk (c) knife (d) lamb
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) s (b) g (c) b (d) h
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) crumb (c) sign (d) yolk
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) raspberry (b) wrap (c) doubt (d) half
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) doubt (c) rhino (d) knob

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