Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 171 · 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 “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) l
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) t (c) w (d) l
4. 4.Which word has a silent l? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) knit (d) walk
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) s (c) l (d) h
9. 9.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) s
15. 15.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) doubt (b) two (c) wrist (d) sign
18. 18.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) sign (c) wrap (d) fasten
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) lamb (c) rhino (d) knob
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
21. 21.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) calm (d) island
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) k
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) t (b) p (c) s (d) w
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) island (d) debt
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) honest (c) wrap (d) crumb
29. 29.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) s (c) w (d) t
31. 31.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
32. 32.Which word has a silent b? (a) knee (b) castle (c) aisle (d) climb
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) k
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) k
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) write (c) comb (d) talk
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
38. 38.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first

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