Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 453 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) s (b) b (c) w (d) k
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) t
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) s
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) k
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
10. 10.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) s
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) comb (c) lamb (d) aisle
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) t (b) w (c) h (d) p
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) raspberry (c) folk (d) knife
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
21. 21.👅 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
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knob (c) comb (d) island
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) s
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) k
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) b
26. 26.Which word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) sign (c) palm (d) comb
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) h
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) t
30. 30.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
32. 32.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) p (c) h (d) k
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) g
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?

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