Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 338 · 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 “hour”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) p
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) b
3. 3.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) foreign (c) sword (d) knob
5. 5.👅 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
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) rhino (c) comb (d) fasten
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) w (c) h (d) b
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) lamb (c) climb (d) sword
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) honest (b) palm (c) folk (d) doubt
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) w
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) p (c) h (d) s
26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) b (b) k (c) s (d) h
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) l (c) p (d) s
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) comb (b) answer (c) knob (d) half
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) g
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) foreign (b) glisten (c) wrist (d) rhino
35. 35.Which word has a silent s? (a) calm (b) two (c) castle (d) island
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) p
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) t
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) lamb (b) two (c) raspberry (d) castle

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