Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 341 · 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 “folk”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) glisten (c) knot (d) two
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) comb (c) cupboard (d) island
9. 9.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) b
13. 13.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) receipt (c) sword (d) climb
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) b (c) s (d) w
20. 20.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) l
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which word has a silent h? (a) glisten (b) foreign (c) hour (d) knife
24. 24.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) lamb (d) debt
26. 26.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) g (c) h (d) b
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) s
29. 29.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) design (d) comb
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) k
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) g (b) l (c) k (d) p
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
39. 39.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) knit (c) knob (d) wrist

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