Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 134 · 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 of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) k
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrap (b) two (c) receipt (d) answer
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) w
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) k
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) design (c) answer (d) yolk
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) design (c) wrap (d) listen
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) knee (d) raspberry
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) h
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent l? (a) listen (b) raspberry (c) honest (d) yolk
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) glisten (b) talk (c) foreign (d) climb
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) glisten (d) comb
21. 21.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) b (c) t (d) h
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) k (c) t (d) p
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) h (c) g (d) b
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) b (c) s (d) h
26. 26.🔤 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
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) knit (b) folk (c) castle (d) sword
29. 29.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
31. 31.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
33. 33.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) t
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) t
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) foreign (c) knit (d) knife
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) l (c) t (d) s
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) comb (c) answer (d) yolk
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name

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