Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 365 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) t (c) s (d) h
3. 3.📖 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) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) knob (c) palm (d) climb
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) l (c) h (d) b
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) honest (c) crumb (d) island
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) k
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) b (c) h (d) g
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) h (b) t (c) l (d) w
13. 13.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
15. 15.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) castle (c) knife (d) answer
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) foreign (d) knee
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) fasten (c) aisle (d) wrist
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) b (b) h (c) s (d) g
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent p? (a) knee (b) knit (c) lamb (d) cupboard
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) hour (b) crumb (c) walk (d) wrap
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) hour (c) half (d) sword
31. 31.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
33. 33.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) hour (c) answer (d) comb
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) k
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
37. 37.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) aisle (c) listen (d) climb
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) t
39. 39.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) castle (c) receipt (d) doubt

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