Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 466 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) half (c) glisten (d) aisle
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
4. 4.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
6. 6.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) glisten (c) hour (d) receipt
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) b
11. 11.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) t (b) l (c) s (d) h
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrap (b) raspberry (c) hour (d) foreign
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) s (b) h (c) w (d) b
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) t
21. 21.Which word has a silent l? (a) design (b) yolk (c) doubt (d) debt
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) l
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) p (c) t (d) k
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) b
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) cupboard (c) receipt (d) foreign
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) sign (d) comb
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) b (b) l (c) g (d) k
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) s
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) s
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) s
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) knife (b) receipt (c) design (d) doubt
39. 39.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) aisle (c) debt (d) knot

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