Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 390 · 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 t? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) aisle (d) half
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) l
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) h
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) sign (c) raspberry (d) knife
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) listen (c) wrist (d) crumb
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) w (b) p (c) k (d) b
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
9. 9.Which word has a silent g? (a) receipt (b) wrist (c) talk (d) reign
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) s
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) p (b) t (c) g (d) k
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) h
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) knob (b) folk (c) island (d) receipt
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) p
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) t
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
19. 19.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) w
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
22. 22.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) b
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) l (c) k (d) b
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) glisten (b) knit (c) debt (d) castle
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) reign (c) doubt (d) answer
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) p (c) l (d) k
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) half (c) knot (d) honest
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) s
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
40. 40.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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