Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 160 · 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 “two”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) t
2. 2.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) yolk (c) wrist (d) design
3. 3.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
6. 6.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) knob (c) calm (d) aisle
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
8. 8.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) h
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) raspberry (d) crumb
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) h
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) h
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) reign (b) comb (c) half (d) castle
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) h
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) sign (c) wrist (d) comb
24. 24.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
26. 26.🔤 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
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) h (c) k (d) b
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) k
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
32. 32.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) reign (c) doubt (d) fasten
33. 33.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) t
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) knee (c) sign (d) wrist
36. 36.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) w (c) s (d) b
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) h

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