Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 332 · 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.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) l (c) k (d) b
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) t
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) p (b) b (c) t (d) l
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) s (b) w (c) h (d) k
7. 7.Which word has a silent s? (a) half (b) island (c) rhino (d) glisten
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) g (c) k (d) b
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) island (c) half (d) sword
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) sign (c) wrist (d) yolk
12. 12.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) wrap (c) foreign (d) knob
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) climb (c) write (d) half
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) s (c) k (d) b
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) p
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) p (d) k
19. 19.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) knit (c) knee (d) debt
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) w (c) t (d) b
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) sign (c) folk (d) crumb
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) climb (c) knit (d) rhino
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) receipt (b) knob (c) half (d) wrap
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.👅 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
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
39. 39.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?

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