Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 201 · 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 word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) comb (c) wrap (d) sign
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
4. 4.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) g
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
7. 7.Which word has a silent h? (a) talk (b) comb (c) knit (d) rhino
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) l (b) g (c) b (d) h
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) reign (d) hour
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
16. 16.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) k (c) h (d) t
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) l (b) b (c) w (d) p
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) yolk (b) honest (c) receipt (d) sword
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) honest (c) fasten (d) knob
21. 21.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) w
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) p
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) castle (c) folk (d) knob
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) s
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) h (c) l (d) w
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) l
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) write (c) reign (d) crumb
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) w (c) l (d) b
37. 37.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) lamb (c) rhino (d) knife

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