Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 181 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
3. 3.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) receipt (c) two (d) half
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) s
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) h (c) p (d) k
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) b (b) p (c) t (d) h
9. 9.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) write (c) listen (d) comb
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) t (c) h (d) w
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) knife (d) hour
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) half (b) honest (c) island (d) knife
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) l
17. 17.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) yolk (c) calm (d) two
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) receipt (c) climb (d) castle
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) t (c) s (d) b
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) h (b) t (c) w (d) s
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
23. 23.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
25. 25.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) l
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) g (c) s (d) k
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) reign (d) knot
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) palm (c) listen (d) write
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) t
39. 39.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) sign (c) design (d) fasten

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