Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 388 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) b
3. 3.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) two (c) foreign (d) debt
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) w (c) g (d) b
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) k
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) s (b) p (c) g (d) l
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) fasten (c) lamb (d) knit
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
15. 15.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) s (b) g (c) l (d) b
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) s
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) g (d) w
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) s
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) crumb (d) listen
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) k (c) h (d) t
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
30. 30.Which word has a silent p? (a) glisten (b) raspberry (c) half (d) knob
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) palm (d) climb
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) answer (b) hour (c) wrist (d) calm
36. 36.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) s (c) t (d) w
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) w (c) l (d) b
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) g
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) fasten (c) wrist (d) knee

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