Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 177 · 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) fasten (b) sword (c) receipt (d) knee
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) h
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
7. 7.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
9. 9.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) s
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) s (c) l (d) p
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) half (c) aisle (d) wrap
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) lamb (c) raspberry (d) island
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) knot (d) cupboard
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) l
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) s
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
18. 18.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) b (c) p (d) h
20. 20.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) folk (c) sword (d) knot
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) g
23. 23.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) two (c) write (d) glisten
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) folk (c) honest (d) climb
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
27. 27.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) p
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) l
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) p (c) g (d) k
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) aisle (c) castle (d) calm
35. 35.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) l
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) listen (b) rhino (c) talk (d) write

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