Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 209 · 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 b? (a) half (b) lamb (c) glisten (d) walk
2. 2.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
4. 4.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) talk (c) wrist (d) fasten
7. 7.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) aisle (d) knee
9. 9.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) p (b) g (c) w (d) l
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) s
15. 15.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) receipt (b) answer (c) knot (d) island
17. 17.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
19. 19.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) hour (c) cupboard (d) sign
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
22. 22.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) folk (c) palm (d) comb
24. 24.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) g (b) p (c) l (d) h
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) folk (c) knob (d) debt
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) palm (b) honest (c) cupboard (d) island
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) hour (c) knife (d) lamb
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) h (d) s
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) fasten (c) talk (d) knob
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?

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