Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 348 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) island (c) glisten (d) calm
4. 4.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) l
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) half (c) palm (d) comb
11. 11.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) yolk (b) hour (c) knife (d) write
13. 13.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) fasten (c) debt (d) lamb
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) b (c) t (d) k
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) w (c) s (d) l
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) h
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) honest (d) write
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) k (c) p (d) b
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) l (b) b (c) w (d) g
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) knob (c) honest (d) reign
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) knit (c) listen (d) sword
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
26. 26.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) rhino (d) write
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) walk (c) fasten (d) climb
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) t
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) comb (d) debt
35. 35.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) p (b) s (c) l (d) w
38. 38.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
39. 39.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest

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