Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 151 · 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.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) reign (c) folk (d) lamb
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent p? (a) knife (b) hour (c) climb (d) receipt
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) b
7. 7.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) p (b) k (c) w (d) g
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) palm (c) knee (d) aisle
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) g
15. 15.👅 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
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) l (c) b (d) s
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) b
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) w
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) s
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) p (c) l (d) g
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) h (c) w (d) b
27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) knob (c) sign (d) honest
30. 30.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) s (c) g (d) b
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) write (c) knee (d) fasten
35. 35.Which word has a silent t? (a) two (b) glisten (c) receipt (d) palm
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) k (b) h (c) t (d) g
37. 37.Which word has a silent p? (a) climb (b) yolk (c) raspberry (d) wrap
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) g (c) p (d) t
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) b (c) g (d) h
40. 40.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it

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