Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 439 · 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 word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) hour (c) aisle (d) design
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) l
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) calm (c) two (d) raspberry
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) wrap (c) knee (d) lamb
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) listen (c) knob (d) two
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
12. 12.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) comb (c) reign (d) knife
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) glisten (b) walk (c) wrap (d) wrist
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) k (c) w (d) b
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) palm (c) calm (d) knife
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) answer (b) folk (c) raspberry (d) knob
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
20. 20.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
23. 23.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) fasten (c) folk (d) knot
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) debt (c) knob (d) lamb
28. 28.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) walk (b) two (c) island (d) comb
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) s (c) h (d) g
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) knot (c) debt (d) castle
34. 34.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) l (b) b (c) t (d) s
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) reign (c) glisten (d) knit
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name

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