Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 321 · 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 “knot”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) l
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
6. 6.Which word has a silent l? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) knot (d) calm
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) g (b) h (c) p (d) b
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) p (b) s (c) k (d) g
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
13. 13.📖 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
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) l (c) h (d) k
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) p (c) h (d) b
17. 17.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) island (c) climb (d) knit
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) listen (d) knob
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
24. 24.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) s
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) talk (c) answer (d) rhino
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) w (c) g (d) l
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) honest (c) knife (d) half
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) h (c) t (d) l
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) palm (d) doubt
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) answer (c) talk (d) wrap
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) w
39. 39.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth

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