Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 180 · 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) l (b) p (c) w (d) k
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s (d) b
3. 3.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) answer (b) talk (c) knob (d) folk
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) b
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) t
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) aisle (c) reign (d) palm
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) design (b) wrap (c) receipt (d) aisle
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) w
13. 13.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) h
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) g
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) p
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
19. 19.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) climb (c) wrap (d) sword
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) knot (c) write (d) knee
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) rhino (d) knife
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) talk (c) knob (d) wrist
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) p
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) palm (c) debt (d) climb
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) aisle (c) rhino (d) wrist
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) t (d) l
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) g (c) t (d) b
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) lamb (b) raspberry (c) castle (d) reign
40. 40.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) knit (c) foreign (d) lamb

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