Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 267 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent p? (a) honest (b) knot (c) cupboard (d) knife
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) g (b) h (c) w (d) k
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) b (c) l (d) k
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) walk (c) island (d) castle
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) h
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) k
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) h (d) w
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) w
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) foreign (c) lamb (d) knob
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
24. 24.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) rhino (d) sign
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) p (c) k (d) l
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) l
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) debt (c) wrap (d) crumb
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) receipt (b) calm (c) glisten (d) sword
30. 30.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) s
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) s (b) h (c) k (d) w
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) h (c) s (d) w
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
36. 36.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) fasten (b) half (c) crumb (d) two
38. 38.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) knee (c) climb (d) answer
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) comb (d) debt

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