Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 138 · 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 “doubt”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) h
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) cupboard (c) wrist (d) rhino
3. 3.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) hour (d) reign
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) s
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) s (c) t (d) l
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) s
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) l (c) g (d) h
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
14. 14.🔤 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
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) half (c) aisle (d) rhino
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) h (b) w (c) t (d) k
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) design (b) sword (c) answer (d) hour
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) foreign (b) palm (c) knob (d) write
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) half (b) knot (c) crumb (d) glisten
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
26. 26.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
27. 27.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) p (c) t (d) k
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
30. 30.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) w (c) b (d) l
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) sign (b) receipt (c) answer (d) knot
35. 35.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) island (c) castle (d) receipt
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) palm (c) listen (d) sign
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) l

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