Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 478 · 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 word has a silent b? (a) glisten (b) wrap (c) doubt (d) foreign
2. 2.Which word has a silent g? (a) knob (b) design (c) lamb (d) doubt
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) h
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) h (b) s (c) b (d) k
5. 5.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) t (c) w (d) g
8. 8.📖 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
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
11. 11.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
12. 12.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
14. 14.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent s? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) aisle (d) castle
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
17. 17.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) knit (c) reign (d) honest
20. 20.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) listen (d) lamb
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) answer (b) castle (c) yolk (d) receipt
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) w
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) t (b) s (c) k (d) l
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) h (c) k (d) p
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) g (b) l (c) h (d) b
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) b (c) t (d) s
33. 33.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) t (c) h (d) g
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) walk (c) fasten (d) sword
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) honest (b) half (c) answer (d) fasten
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) t (b) p (c) b (d) w

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