Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 47 · 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 “half”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) t
2. 2.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) comb (c) wrap (d) sword
3. 3.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) l
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) g
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) cupboard (c) knot (d) two
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) write (c) receipt (d) palm
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) design (c) lamb (d) receipt
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) h
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) b
24. 24.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) p (c) s (d) l
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) crumb (c) knob (d) castle
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) receipt (c) debt (d) walk
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
29. 29.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) g (c) s (d) k
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
33. 33.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) s
35. 35.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) calm (b) wrap (c) rhino (d) glisten
38. 38.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing

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