Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 410 · 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.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) p (c) b (d) k
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) knot (d) reign
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) l (c) k (d) s
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
7. 7.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) sword (c) hour (d) knit
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) debt (c) reign (d) knee
9. 9.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) yolk (c) write (d) knob
10. 10.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) sign (c) debt (d) knit
11. 11.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) l (b) p (c) g (d) k
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) crumb (c) climb (d) aisle
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) glisten (c) rhino (d) hour
24. 24.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) t (c) b (d) k
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
27. 27.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) glisten (b) lamb (c) walk (d) knife
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) t (b) p (c) l (d) b
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) debt (b) talk (c) rhino (d) design
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) b
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
39. 39.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent s? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) knot (d) island

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