Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 334 · 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 “castle”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) g
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) receipt (b) aisle (c) two (d) listen
9. 9.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) p (c) s (d) w
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) glisten (d) raspberry
12. 12.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) comb (c) knee (d) design
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) lamb (b) aisle (c) hour (d) knife
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first 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 “practice”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) b (c) h (d) t
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
21. 21.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) h
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) t
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) receipt (d) wrist
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) h (c) s (d) w
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) k
31. 31.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) wrap (d) calm
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) l
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
36. 36.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) w
38. 38.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) write (c) foreign (d) knee

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