Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 44 · 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 “hour”? (a) w (b) g (c) h (d) k
2. 2.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) l (c) k (d) t
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) w
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) p
9. 9.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) p (c) k (d) l
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) t
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) w (c) s (d) k
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) glisten (b) hour (c) receipt (d) castle
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) w
22. 22.👅 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
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) t
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) comb (c) cupboard (d) knob
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) g
32. 32.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) wrist (c) raspberry (d) knife
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) l (d) p
34. 34.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) t (d) h
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?

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