Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 480 · 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.👅 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
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) k
3. 3.Which word has a silent g? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) sign (d) calm
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) p
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) b
7. 7.Which word has a silent h? (a) knit (b) sword (c) rhino (d) two
8. 8.📖 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) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
9. 9.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
13. 13.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) knit (d) palm
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) write (c) wrap (d) comb
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) knit (c) sword (d) reign
19. 19.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) s
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) l
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
26. 26.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) l
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
33. 33.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
37. 37.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) w (c) s (d) h
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) glisten (b) knot (c) raspberry (d) palm
40. 40.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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