Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 290 · 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 “together”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) sign (d) aisle
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) sword (c) wrist (d) foreign
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) foreign (b) receipt (c) two (d) crumb
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
8. 8.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) knife (b) raspberry (c) wrap (d) sword
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which word has a silent b? (a) calm (b) comb (c) receipt (d) folk
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) yolk (c) receipt (d) glisten
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) b (c) g (d) t
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
19. 19.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) h
21. 21.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) receipt (d) castle
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) sword (c) design (d) write
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) island (c) design (d) debt
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) k (c) p (d) s
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) two (c) crumb (d) calm
30. 30.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrap (b) half (c) castle (d) hour
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) l
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) g (c) b (d) p
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) p (c) s (d) k
35. 35.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) p
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) island (c) sword (d) wrap
38. 38.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) l

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