Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 155 · 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 “aisle”? (a) s (b) b (c) l (d) g
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
4. 4.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) w (c) h (d) b
7. 7.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent l? (a) comb (b) walk (c) climb (d) wrap
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) half (b) folk (c) wrap (d) comb
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) p (c) h (d) w
17. 17.Which word has a silent p? (a) glisten (b) comb (c) raspberry (d) write
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) reign (c) folk (d) wrist
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) wrist (c) island (d) castle
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) honest (b) half (c) hour (d) listen
22. 22.Which word has a silent h? (a) folk (b) hour (c) lamb (d) reign
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) design (b) knee (c) calm (d) crumb
24. 24.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) p (c) s (d) k
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
28. 28.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) debt (c) island (d) write
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) g
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) foreign (b) sign (c) yolk (d) fasten
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
34. 34.Which word has a silent s? (a) honest (b) knot (c) island (d) sword
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) h (c) l (d) t
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) g (c) p (d) s
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) receipt (c) foreign (d) calm
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?

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