Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 450 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) knob (c) sign (d) wrap
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
9. 9.Which word has a silent g? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) sign (d) glisten
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) p
11. 11.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) knife (c) reign (d) wrist
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) island (d) write
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) cupboard (c) folk (d) receipt
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) w (c) h (d) t
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) doubt (b) fasten (c) crumb (d) reign
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) t (b) s (c) k (d) w
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) p (b) s (c) t (d) b
20. 20.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) calm (c) knife (d) foreign
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) g
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) folk (b) half (c) hour (d) doubt
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) foreign (d) honest
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) l (c) h (d) w
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) s (b) k (c) g (d) p
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) write (c) fasten (d) yolk
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) answer (c) raspberry (d) knit
36. 36.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) calm (c) raspberry (d) design
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) l (b) s (c) g (d) k
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) h

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