Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 375 · 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 “lamb”? (a) l (b) w (c) s (d) b
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) k
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) w
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) s (c) l (d) p
7. 7.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) k (c) w (d) t
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
17. 17.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) l (c) p (d) t
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) b
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) walk (c) knife (d) climb
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) k (c) t (d) s
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) answer (b) cupboard (c) fasten (d) hour
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
27. 27.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) two (c) honest (d) comb
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
31. 31.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) t
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) w
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) g (c) w (d) k
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) knit (b) listen (c) hour (d) cupboard
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) knob (c) calm (d) sign
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) k
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) l

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