Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 399 · 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 “wrist”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) w
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) l
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) l
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
6. 6.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) g (c) s (d) l
8. 8.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) crumb (c) answer (d) listen
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) b
12. 12.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) h (c) l (d) w
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) s (b) w (c) p (d) l
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
16. 16.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) k (c) l (d) h
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) t
21. 21.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) honest (c) knit (d) debt
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) sword (c) receipt (d) calm
24. 24.📖 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
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) p
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) folk (d) walk
34. 34.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) g (c) b (d) h
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) knife (c) rhino (d) cupboard
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) g (b) k (c) s (d) h
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing

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