Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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