Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 130 · 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 w? (a) hour (b) wrist (c) raspberry (d) receipt
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) p (c) b (d) g
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) p
5. 5.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
8. 8.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) design (c) walk (d) island
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) t (b) h (c) b (d) s
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) b (c) h (d) g
16. 16.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) honest (d) sign
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) cupboard (b) debt (c) calm (d) knob
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent l? (a) listen (b) knot (c) reign (d) palm
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) p (c) t (d) l
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) w
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) glisten (c) yolk (d) lamb
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) b
27. 27.Which word has a silent p? (a) sign (b) hour (c) knit (d) raspberry
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) p (b) g (c) w (d) s
31. 31.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
34. 34.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) p (c) h (d) t
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) t (c) p (d) w
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) honest (b) listen (c) aisle (d) doubt
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) k
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings

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