Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 167 · 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 “lamb”? (a) p (b) t (c) s (d) b
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) w
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) t
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
5. 5.📖 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
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) p
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) climb (b) lamb (c) answer (d) knot
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) k
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) knot (c) knob (d) honest
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) g (c) p (d) l
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s (d) w
18. 18.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) listen (c) hour (d) island
23. 23.Which word has a silent p? (a) climb (b) wrist (c) raspberry (d) lamb
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
25. 25.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) s
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
28. 28.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) fasten (d) doubt
30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) h
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) h (d) t
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) w
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) honest (b) calm (c) island (d) design
39. 39.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) wrap (c) receipt (d) knob

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