Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 94 · 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 “yolk”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) b
3. 3.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) knob (c) listen (d) hour
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) w
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
12. 12.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) s
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) honest (d) knee
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) g (c) p (d) h
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) h
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
26. 26.🔤 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
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
28. 28.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) half (c) reign (d) knit
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) w
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) aisle (c) raspberry (d) wrist
34. 34.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knee (c) sword (d) reign
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) answer (c) doubt (d) wrist
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) climb (b) knit (c) hour (d) half
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) doubt (b) receipt (c) knee (d) aisle
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) s (b) t (c) l (d) b
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?

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