Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 345 · 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 “castle”? (a) t (b) g (c) h (d) l
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
3. 3.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) t
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
8. 8.📖 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
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
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) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
13. 13.👅 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
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) write (c) aisle (d) knit
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) h
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) knee (d) receipt
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) p
20. 20.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) island (c) doubt (d) receipt
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) s (c) l (d) g
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) g (b) l (c) t (d) b
26. 26.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) knit (c) wrist (d) aisle
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) raspberry (c) fasten (d) knob
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) walk (d) listen
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) calm (c) knot (d) glisten
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) l
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) b
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
38. 38.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
40. 40.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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