Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 168 · 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 “knit”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) w
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
4. 4.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) l (c) s (d) g
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) h
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) l
8. 8.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) wrap (c) folk (d) knife
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) t (d) g
13. 13.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) sword (c) design (d) knit
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
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 “listen”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) castle (c) knot (d) yolk
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) knob (d) sign
23. 23.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) knife (d) cupboard
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) l
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) foreign (c) aisle (d) reign
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) l
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) k
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) h
37. 37.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knife (c) sword (d) knee
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) h

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