Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 229 · 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 of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) g (c) s (d) k
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) knee (d) climb
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
7. 7.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) island (d) comb
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) b (c) g (d) s
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) calm (c) wrap (d) listen
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) crumb (d) glisten
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) g (c) h (d) w
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) p
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) b
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) t
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knit (c) wrist (d) folk
21. 21.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
22. 22.📖 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
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
24. 24.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) p (b) t (c) g (d) b
27. 27.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) t (b) g (c) b (d) s
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) sword (c) design (d) doubt
32. 32.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) half (c) raspberry (d) doubt
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) l (c) g (d) b
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) l
35. 35.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) w (c) h (d) b
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) t
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) half (c) two (d) island

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