Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 449 · 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.🔤 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
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) b (c) t (d) h
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) k (c) g (d) l
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) k (c) h (d) g
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) knob (c) answer (d) sign
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) b
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) p (b) k (c) t (d) l
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) b
14. 14.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) listen (d) sword
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
18. 18.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) glisten (d) sword
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) knife (c) wrap (d) half
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) raspberry (c) talk (d) calm
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) talk (c) receipt (d) listen
29. 29.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) hour (c) talk (d) comb
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) w
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) calm (c) knife (d) half
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) g (c) b (d) w
36. 36.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) write (c) reign (d) honest
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) calm (d) knee
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?

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