Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 145 · 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 “knot”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
3. 3.Which word has a silent t? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) comb (d) glisten
4. 4.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) g
6. 6.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) s
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) knife (c) wrist (d) knob
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
14. 14.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) crumb (c) debt (d) answer
15. 15.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) two (c) honest (d) design
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) write (c) answer (d) sword
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) h (c) b (d) g
25. 25.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
28. 28.👅 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
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) s (b) g (c) h (d) b
30. 30.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) h (b) s (c) t (d) b
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) s
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) w (c) h (d) p
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) s (c) b (d) p
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) b
39. 39.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) reign (b) talk (c) crumb (d) rhino

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