Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 31 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) g
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) knot (b) talk (c) knee (d) receipt
6. 6.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) design (d) wrap
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
8. 8.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) reign (c) knit (d) write
10. 10.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.Which word has a silent l? (a) crumb (b) castle (c) island (d) half
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
14. 14.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) glisten (c) answer (d) write
16. 16.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) palm (d) knot
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) listen (c) calm (d) wrap
20. 20.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) l
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) l
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
24. 24.🔤 Does dropping word endings 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 “loud”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) g
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
32. 32.📖 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
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) p (c) w (d) s
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) s (c) l (d) g
36. 36.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) g (c) k (d) w
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) g
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) w (c) t (d) s

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