Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 435 · 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 tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) aisle (c) sword (d) reign
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
5. 5.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) l (b) g (c) h (d) k
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) s
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) h (b) b (c) s (d) w
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.Which word has a silent h? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) debt (d) answer
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) h
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) p (c) k (d) s
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) p (c) g (d) s
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) s (c) t (d) w
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) l (b) p (c) g (d) s
24. 24.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) g
29. 29.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) hour (d) rhino
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
33. 33.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) two (c) foreign (d) hour
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) k (d) t
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) knot (d) hour
39. 39.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) raspberry (c) knot (d) cupboard
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) k

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