Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 374 · 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 l? (a) cupboard (b) island (c) receipt (d) talk
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) l
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) write (c) glisten (d) foreign
7. 7.📖 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
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) crumb (c) knit (d) climb
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) g (c) k (d) t
11. 11.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) p (b) g (c) s (d) h
13. 13.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) l
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) s (b) w (c) l (d) p
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) write (c) talk (d) comb
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) k (c) h (d) w
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) k (c) s (d) b
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
20. 20.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) cupboard (c) lamb (d) aisle
22. 22.Which word has a silent p? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) raspberry (d) folk
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) rhino (c) talk (d) knit
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
26. 26.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) knot (c) receipt (d) island
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
29. 29.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) l (b) p (c) w (d) t
32. 32.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) k (c) s (d) g
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) palm (d) comb
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) w
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) w
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) yolk (b) raspberry (c) knob (d) hour
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) honest (d) glisten

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