Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 152 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) h
2. 2.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
4. 4.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) sword (c) foreign (d) glisten
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) b
6. 6.Which word has a silent p? (a) design (b) walk (c) knob (d) cupboard
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) h
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) climb (b) wrap (c) comb (d) island
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) climb (c) fasten (d) knot
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) knob (c) wrap (d) answer
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) b
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) h (c) s (d) w
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) b
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) glisten (c) knit (d) debt
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) knee (c) castle (d) two
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) cupboard (c) glisten (d) talk
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) crumb (c) walk (d) receipt
30. 30.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) receipt (c) honest (d) crumb
31. 31.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) walk (d) aisle
33. 33.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) aisle (c) knee (d) calm
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) h (c) p (d) t
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) t
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) knot (d) walk
37. 37.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) s
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?

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