Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 342 · 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 “aisle”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) h
2. 2.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) b
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) h (b) b (c) g (d) w
5. 5.Which word has a silent w? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knee (d) knife
6. 6.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) honest (c) rhino (d) write
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) l
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) l
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) design (d) receipt
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
12. 12.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) knit (c) knee (d) reign
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
14. 14.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) sword (c) wrap (d) knife
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) w (c) b (d) t
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
19. 19.📖 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
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) b (c) t (d) w
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) knot (b) write (c) glisten (d) aisle
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) s
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) g (c) k (d) w
27. 27.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) w
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) t (c) l (d) k
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) castle (c) knife (d) yolk
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
38. 38.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) aisle (d) sign
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) knob (c) half (d) doubt

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