Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 100 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) w (c) k (d) h
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) hour (b) listen (c) cupboard (d) knife
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) k (c) h (d) w
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) t (c) w (d) k
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) calm (b) reign (c) knife (d) knot
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) receipt (d) wrap
13. 13.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) b (c) s (d) p
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
17. 17.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) cupboard (c) glisten (d) design
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) p (c) k (d) b
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) s
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) fasten (c) wrist (d) talk
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) k (c) p (d) s
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) raspberry (d) aisle
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) l
30. 30.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) calm (c) write (d) two
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) b (c) w (d) k
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) g
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) wrap (c) write (d) comb
38. 38.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?

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