Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 176 · 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 “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) p (d) g
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) k
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) h (c) k (d) b
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
6. 6.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) t
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) sword (d) knife
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) two (c) knob (d) reign
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) g (b) w (c) s (d) p
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) b (c) t (d) p
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) knife (b) folk (c) island (d) debt
20. 20.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) b
22. 22.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) talk (c) wrap (d) calm
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) cupboard (d) foreign
27. 27.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
28. 28.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
33. 33.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) aisle (b) cupboard (c) palm (d) knob
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
37. 37.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) l
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) answer (d) castle
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?

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