Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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