Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 353 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) b (c) p (d) h
3. 3.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) walk (b) hour (c) castle (d) calm
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) p (c) s (d) h
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) write (c) comb (d) knot
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) p (c) s (d) l
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) b
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) p
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) l
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) s
23. 23.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) climb (c) honest (d) castle
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) design (c) doubt (d) lamb
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) listen (c) doubt (d) lamb
29. 29.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.Which word has a silent h? (a) sign (b) answer (c) honest (d) listen
31. 31.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) p (c) h (d) g
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) castle (c) half (d) wrist
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) sword (c) knee (d) knit
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) l
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) island (b) knee (c) calm (d) glisten
40. 40.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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