Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 310 · 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 “walk”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) b
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) g
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) knife (c) hour (d) wrap
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) b
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) s (c) w (d) h
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) w (c) g (d) h
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
12. 12.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) knot (c) receipt (d) lamb
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) k (c) l (d) g
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) s (d) l
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) t
16. 16.🔤 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
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) w
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
19. 19.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) calm (b) castle (c) island (d) doubt
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) p (c) l (d) k
23. 23.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
24. 24.🔤 Does opening your mouth well 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 “competition”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) h (c) b (d) t
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) knot (c) half (d) cupboard
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) h (c) p (d) g
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) knee (c) wrap (d) crumb
34. 34.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) write (c) foreign (d) comb
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) g (b) h (c) p (d) b
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) palm (d) doubt
37. 37.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) hour (c) talk (d) debt
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) h (b) g (c) w (d) l
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?

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