Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 305 · 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 “knit”? (a) b (b) l (c) p (d) k
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) honest (c) rhino (d) aisle
3. 3.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrap (b) hour (c) glisten (d) aisle
5. 5.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) aisle (c) knot (d) listen
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) talk (b) fasten (c) rhino (d) debt
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) knit (c) island (d) two
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) k (b) s (c) g (d) b
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.Which word has a silent g? (a) knit (b) knob (c) sign (d) raspberry
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) raspberry (c) cupboard (d) wrist
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
22. 22.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) write (d) sign
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) p
24. 24.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) s (c) k (d) b
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) write (c) knife (d) raspberry
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) k
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) receipt (d) reign
34. 34.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) p (c) b (d) w
36. 36.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) k (c) s (d) l
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) b
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) h

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