Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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