Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 396 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.Which word has a silent t? (a) climb (b) sign (c) knob (d) fasten
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
4. 4.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) answer (c) knob (d) walk
6. 6.📖 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
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) s
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) g (c) t (d) h
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 “congratulations”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) yolk (d) sign
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) knit (b) talk (c) castle (d) cupboard
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) write (c) fasten (d) honest
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) t (b) h (c) g (d) l
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) reign (b) answer (c) knot (d) cupboard
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) p (c) t (d) k
20. 20.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) island (c) two (d) knife
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) glisten (c) cupboard (d) wrap
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) knob (c) crumb (d) two
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) two (c) palm (d) debt
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) b
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) h
35. 35.👅 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
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) listen (b) knife (c) palm (d) answer
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) b
39. 39.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) w

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