Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 431 · 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 “yolk”? (a) g (b) h (c) p (d) l
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) write (d) cupboard
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) l (d) k
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) l
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) comb (d) listen
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) h (c) b (d) g
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
9. 9.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) b (c) s (d) p
12. 12.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) talk (d) folk
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) castle (b) sword (c) climb (d) folk
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) s (c) k (d) g
18. 18.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
21. 21.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
23. 23.Which word has a silent s? (a) castle (b) glisten (c) receipt (d) island
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) castle (c) design (d) knee
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) l (b) t (c) b (d) h
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
30. 30.Which word has a silent t? (a) climb (b) wrist (c) knit (d) glisten
31. 31.Which word has a silent s? (a) crumb (b) aisle (c) fasten (d) folk
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) g
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) knob (b) hour (c) design (d) answer
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
40. 40.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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