Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 344 · 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 word has a silent l? (a) sign (b) reign (c) glisten (d) walk
2. 2.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
4. 4.📖 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) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) p
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) h
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) l (b) g (c) b (d) k
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) foreign (b) calm (c) rhino (d) wrist
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) yolk (b) cupboard (c) island (d) debt
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) knife (c) debt (d) answer
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
19. 19.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) s (c) h (d) b
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) w
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) knot (d) sign
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
25. 25.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) debt (d) sign
30. 30.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) reign (c) write (d) palm
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) p (b) h (c) b (d) l
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) h (c) l (d) k
35. 35.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) knife (d) palm
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) h
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?

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