Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 299 · 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) h (b) s (c) b (d) g
2. 2.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) write (c) island (d) rhino
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) l (c) g (d) p
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) t
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) write (b) island (c) honest (d) fasten
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) t
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) l (b) t (c) b (d) g
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) s
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) b
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) s (b) w (c) p (d) h
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent t? (a) talk (b) write (c) glisten (d) knot
24. 24.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
27. 27.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) k (c) h (d) t
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) l (c) h (d) w
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) walk (b) climb (c) answer (d) knit
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) listen (c) folk (d) aisle
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) knob (c) debt (d) wrap
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?

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