Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 358 · 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 “aisle”? (a) g (b) h (c) t (d) s
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) s (b) p (c) h (d) b
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) p
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) g
7. 7.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) l
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
11. 11.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) sign (c) receipt (d) rhino
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) knee (b) wrist (c) design (d) listen
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) island (c) hour (d) reign
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) l (c) p (d) w
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent p? (a) palm (b) lamb (c) raspberry (d) two
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) s
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) k
22. 22.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
23. 23.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) climb (c) fasten (d) reign
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) g (c) s (d) t
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) w
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) b (c) w (d) t
32. 32.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
33. 33.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
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 “loud”?
36. 36.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) knife (d) write
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) g (b) h (c) l (d) p
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) p (b) k (c) l (d) t
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?

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