Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 116 · 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 “knee”? (a) k (b) p (c) h (d) w
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
3. 3.🔤 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
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) h
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) p
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) wrap (d) castle
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
9. 9.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) h (b) p (c) s (d) g
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) sign (b) rhino (c) knife (d) lamb
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent p? (a) fasten (b) receipt (c) answer (d) talk
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) g
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
21. 21.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) l (c) b (d) s
23. 23.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) h (b) t (c) k (d) l
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) raspberry (d) palm
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) t
33. 33.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) l
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) knit (c) comb (d) knob
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) p (c) h (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) comb (c) hour (d) foreign

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