Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 184 · 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 “glisten”? (a) k (b) t (c) s (d) l
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) p (c) t (d) s
3. 3.Which word has a silent g? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) raspberry (d) design
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) receipt (c) half (d) sword
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) island (c) answer (d) sign
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) knob (c) knot (d) castle
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) debt (b) palm (c) sign (d) knot
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) yolk (c) calm (d) crumb
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) hour (c) fasten (d) climb
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) p (c) s (d) b
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) s
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) s (b) k (c) w (d) h
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
25. 25.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
26. 26.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) two (b) crumb (c) lamb (d) listen
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) k
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) t (c) w (d) g
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) w
32. 32.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) w
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) two (d) aisle
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) knit (b) aisle (c) knot (d) talk
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) g
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) wrist (c) hour (d) listen
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well

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