Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 454 · 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 “knit”? (a) p (b) s (c) k (d) w
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) w (c) g (d) h
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) p
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) l
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent b? (a) folk (b) sign (c) answer (d) comb
15. 15.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) p (c) b (d) h
19. 19.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 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
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
22. 22.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) island (c) listen (d) write
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) reign (c) fasten (d) debt
28. 28.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) g
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) s (c) g (d) w
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) glisten (b) half (c) cupboard (d) castle
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) knee (c) wrist (d) raspberry
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) knife (c) lamb (d) knee

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