Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 318 · 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) w (b) t (c) b (d) k
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) b (c) s (d) g
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) sign (c) cupboard (d) two
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
7. 7.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) l
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
14. 14.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) raspberry (b) answer (c) two (d) knit
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) answer (b) island (c) doubt (d) two
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
18. 18.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) l
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) s (c) k (d) b
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) s
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) fasten (c) two (d) sign
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) l
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) g (c) s (d) t
30. 30.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
32. 32.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) folk (c) reign (d) answer
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) knot (c) write (d) cupboard
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) t (b) l (c) h (d) p
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) k
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) g
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?

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