Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 298 · 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 “crumb”? (a) g (b) b (c) h (d) k
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) h
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
5. 5.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) b
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) k (c) w (d) l
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) glisten (c) comb (d) castle
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) w
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) h (b) w (c) t (d) s
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) half (b) doubt (c) knob (d) knee
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) g
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) h (c) k (d) g
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) s (c) p (d) l
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) w
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) g (b) t (c) h (d) w
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) reign (b) comb (c) castle (d) knob
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
30. 30.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) l (c) s (d) w
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
36. 36.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
40. 40.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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