Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 313 · 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 “half”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) l
2. 2.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) receipt (c) knee (d) reign
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) hour (c) knife (d) comb
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) write (c) reign (d) comb
5. 5.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) island (c) rhino (d) foreign
7. 7.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) comb (c) knob (d) wrist
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) h
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) climb (c) knife (d) design
10. 10.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) listen (c) two (d) wrap
11. 11.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) g
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) k
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) h (b) w (c) g (d) t
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) s
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) g
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
26. 26.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) calm (c) answer (d) doubt
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) b (c) w (d) g
29. 29.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
31. 31.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
32. 32.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) t
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) receipt (c) comb (d) reign
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) s (c) g (d) t
36. 36.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) s
38. 38.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) h (c) s (d) b
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) half (c) two (d) comb

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