Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 360 · 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 “listen”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) b
2. 2.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) k (c) h (d) p
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) w
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) hour (b) rhino (c) debt (d) wrist
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) comb (b) folk (c) wrist (d) castle
17. 17.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) write (c) sign (d) knob
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) w
21. 21.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) wrap (c) listen (d) write
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) g (c) b (d) s
24. 24.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) w
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) b
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) doubt (b) half (c) listen (d) cupboard
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) p (b) l (c) s (d) k
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) w
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) k
36. 36.👅 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
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) aisle (c) talk (d) hour
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) t (c) b (d) k
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) s
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) castle (d) half

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