Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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