Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 92 · 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 t? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) palm (d) comb
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
3. 3.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🔤 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
5. 5.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) castle (c) doubt (d) design
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) h
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) l
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) walk (c) island (d) palm
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) k (c) s (d) w
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) p (c) h (d) g
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) h (b) t (c) g (d) l
18. 18.👅 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
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) g
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) talk (c) doubt (d) knee
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) knit (d) answer
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) write (b) sword (c) design (d) castle
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) b
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) k
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) cupboard (c) answer (d) two
31. 31.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) sword (c) knee (d) comb
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) p (c) k (d) g
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
36. 36.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) folk (d) foreign
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) island (c) knit (d) answer
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups

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