Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 354 · 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 “talk”? (a) w (b) b (c) t (d) l
2. 2.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) knit (c) two (d) hour
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
9. 9.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) aisle (c) debt (d) castle
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
11. 11.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) w
13. 13.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) write (c) honest (d) two
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
18. 18.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) hour (c) foreign (d) listen
19. 19.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) g
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrap (b) glisten (c) knob (d) lamb
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) l
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) reign (c) castle (d) wrap
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) l (c) s (d) b
31. 31.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) t (c) w (d) b
34. 34.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) calm (c) receipt (d) answer
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) listen (c) knit (d) doubt
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) island (d) aisle
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) l (c) w (d) k
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
39. 39.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?

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