Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 445 · 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 k? (a) knot (b) design (c) half (d) write
2. 2.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) sword (c) reign (d) answer
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) g
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
5. 5.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) write (c) cupboard (d) knee
7. 7.Which word has a silent h? (a) write (b) two (c) rhino (d) knob
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) k
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) write (c) yolk (d) raspberry
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) knife (c) wrap (d) fasten
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) castle (d) honest
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) b (d) g
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) sword (c) design (d) half
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) two (c) castle (d) crumb
27. 27.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) g (c) w (d) b
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
31. 31.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) knot (c) doubt (d) wrap
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) k (b) h (c) p (d) g
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) climb (c) fasten (d) knit
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) knife (c) calm (d) climb
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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