Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 369 · 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 word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) knot (d) design
2. 2.Which word has a silent l? (a) doubt (b) island (c) receipt (d) half
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
5. 5.Which word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) doubt (c) glisten (d) sword
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
8. 8.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
9. 9.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) reign (c) knot (d) yolk
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
11. 11.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) s (c) b (d) h
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) l (c) h (d) b
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) l (c) g (d) w
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) b
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) half (d) receipt
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) w
23. 23.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) knob (c) crumb (d) sign
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) h
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
28. 28.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) w (c) k (d) p
30. 30.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.Which word has a silent p? (a) honest (b) cupboard (c) calm (d) debt
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) t (c) l (d) g
36. 36.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
37. 37.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) w
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) comb (c) wrist (d) hour
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) write (c) raspberry (d) knot

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