Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 469 · 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 “knot”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) g
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
3. 3.👅 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
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) climb (c) write (d) knit
5. 5.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
7. 7.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) b (c) w (d) k
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) h (d) t
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) p
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) g
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) sign (d) sword
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) l
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) honest (c) walk (d) wrap
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) calm (b) write (c) crumb (d) cupboard
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
27. 27.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) castle (c) answer (d) raspberry
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) talk (c) walk (d) write
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) k (c) l (d) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) castle (c) island (d) reign
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
35. 35.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) cupboard (c) write (d) knife
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) t (c) l (d) s
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) sign (c) crumb (d) rhino
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) t
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?

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