Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 110 · 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) p (c) g (d) h
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
4. 4.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) knife (c) listen (d) foreign
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) debt (c) knee (d) island
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) castle (c) knob (d) knee
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) l
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) talk (d) listen
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) s
23. 23.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) comb (b) climb (c) debt (d) sword
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) h (c) g (d) l
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) knee (c) knot (d) two
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) write (d) reign
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) t (c) h (d) k
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) g (c) b (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) k
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) glisten (c) sign (d) raspberry
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) foreign (c) wrist (d) sign
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) h

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