Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 493 · 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 “fasten”? (a) s (b) p (c) t (d) b
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) talk (b) cupboard (c) raspberry (d) island
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) s (b) t (c) b (d) l
6. 6.Which word has a silent l? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) folk (d) glisten
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.📖 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
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) hour (b) half (c) aisle (d) design
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) s
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) w
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
17. 17.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) answer (b) wrist (c) castle (d) talk
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) k
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
29. 29.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) t
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) h
34. 34.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) island (d) wrist
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
36. 36.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) g
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) h

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