Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 349 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
2. 2.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knit (c) design (d) rhino
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) p
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) l (b) p (c) b (d) w
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) aisle (b) knee (c) write (d) fasten
7. 7.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) g (c) s (d) w
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) h
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) t
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
13. 13.🔤 Does dropping word endings 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 “microphone”?
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) p
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) comb (c) knit (d) sword
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) l (d) b
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) k
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
23. 23.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) foreign (d) knob
27. 27.Which word has a silent s? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) island (d) two
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) yolk (b) write (c) two (d) aisle
30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) k
33. 33.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) listen (c) receipt (d) answer
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) b
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) s (c) l (d) t
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) wrist (d) doubt
39. 39.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) wrist (c) knot (d) wrap

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