Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 333 · 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 “wrap”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) w
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
4. 4.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) walk (b) sword (c) comb (d) knit
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) b (c) w (d) s
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) p
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) h
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) calm (c) receipt (d) hour
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) comb (b) island (c) walk (d) knob
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) knife (b) sign (c) fasten (d) yolk
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) g (c) l (d) w
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) hour (d) honest
23. 23.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) answer (c) knit (d) cupboard
26. 26.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) comb (d) foreign
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
31. 31.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) g
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) h (b) b (c) p (d) t
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) g
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) p
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) walk (c) write (d) raspberry
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) castle (c) two (d) lamb
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) wrist (c) write (d) island
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest

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