Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 488 · 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 “knife”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) s
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) w
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) g
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
7. 7.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) knob (b) sign (c) aisle (d) climb
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
10. 10.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) sword (c) knit (d) wrap
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) h (c) s (d) b
14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) talk (b) cupboard (c) rhino (d) island
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) half (d) rhino
19. 19.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) p (c) k (d) t
23. 23.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) knee (c) lamb (d) wrist
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
27. 27.👅 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
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) aisle (b) knife (c) wrist (d) foreign
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) s
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
33. 33.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) crumb (c) listen (d) write
36. 36.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?

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