Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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