Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 477 · 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 “walk”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) l
2. 2.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) foreign (d) cupboard
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) g (c) k (d) s
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) t
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) raspberry (c) wrap (d) folk
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) k
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) aisle (c) wrist (d) raspberry
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) l
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
18. 18.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) cupboard (c) climb (d) reign
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
22. 22.🔤 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
23. 23.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) answer (d) wrist
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) reign (c) knot (d) wrist
26. 26.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
28. 28.👅 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
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) t (c) l (d) k
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) receipt (c) folk (d) wrap
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) s
35. 35.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) knot (d) aisle
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
37. 37.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
39. 39.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) p (c) w (d) k

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