Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 255 · 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.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) aisle (d) knot
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) b (c) w (d) s
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
8. 8.Which word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) knee (c) comb (d) raspberry
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) w (c) k (d) b
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) half (c) design (d) wrap
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
15. 15.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) p
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) honest (c) receipt (d) island
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) t
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) t (c) p (d) w
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) sign (b) honest (c) raspberry (d) write
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
27. 27.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
30. 30.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) comb (c) fasten (d) sign
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) aisle (c) foreign (d) wrap
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) half (c) lamb (d) raspberry
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) g (b) s (c) t (d) p
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) b (c) k (d) s
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) two (c) foreign (d) reign
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) crumb (c) knife (d) half

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