Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 281 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) g
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
4. 4.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) t
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) doubt (c) answer (d) wrist
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
10. 10.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) h
12. 12.👅 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
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
16. 16.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
18. 18.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) l (c) p (d) h
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
22. 22.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) knife (c) calm (d) answer
24. 24.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) reign (d) castle
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) t (c) l (d) w
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) listen (d) hour
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) l (c) h (d) s
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) honest (b) sword (c) receipt (d) castle
30. 30.🔤 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
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) rhino (c) aisle (d) wrap
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) yolk (d) raspberry
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) castle (c) knife (d) knob
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) sign (d) palm
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) hour (d) walk
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?

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