Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 163 · 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 word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) sign (c) knife (d) wrap
2. 2.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) calm (c) climb (d) knit
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) aisle (c) two (d) reign
12. 12.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) t
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
18. 18.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) reign (d) palm
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) g (b) h (c) t (d) l
24. 24.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) listen (d) palm
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
27. 27.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) g
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) h (c) w (d) k
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) glisten (b) lamb (c) hour (d) receipt
31. 31.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) doubt (b) half (c) design (d) glisten
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) w (c) s (d) k
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) castle (c) comb (d) talk
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) sign (b) receipt (c) wrap (d) walk
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) two (c) design (d) knot
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) s (c) p (d) w
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?

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