Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 335 · 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 “wrist”? (a) p (b) w (c) k (d) l
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent t? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) castle (d) sword
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) t
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) k (c) t (d) g
7. 7.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) fasten (c) calm (d) receipt
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) t (c) g (d) b
9. 9.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) honest (c) folk (d) calm
10. 10.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
14. 14.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) design (c) fasten (d) knob
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) g
16. 16.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent p? (a) reign (b) knife (c) raspberry (d) crumb
20. 20.👅 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
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) b
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) b
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) h (c) k (d) w
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) s (c) b (d) w
25. 25.📖 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
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) knob (c) honest (d) knot
27. 27.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) glisten (b) cupboard (c) half (d) comb
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) knob (c) foreign (d) glisten
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) b (c) s (d) k
34. 34.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) doubt (c) answer (d) wrap
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) knife (c) raspberry (d) foreign
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) h
40. 40.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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