Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 489 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) h (c) k (d) t
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) s
3. 3.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) h (b) p (c) b (d) w
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
6. 6.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) sword (c) comb (d) cupboard
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) b
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) h
13. 13.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
17. 17.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) b (c) p (d) l
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) h
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) h (c) l (d) b
25. 25.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
27. 27.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
30. 30.Which word has a silent l? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) sword (d) palm
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) aisle (c) fasten (d) wrap
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) t (c) w (d) k
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) l (c) t (d) p
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) b
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
38. 38.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) comb (c) knot (d) wrist
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) l (b) w (c) t (d) s

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