Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 496 · 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 “knit”? (a) g (b) t (c) k (d) b
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) half (c) knee (d) sign
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) p (c) l (d) h
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) s
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) w (c) s (d) b
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) raspberry (c) lamb (d) walk
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) island (d) palm
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) honest (c) listen (d) reign
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) reign (b) aisle (c) calm (d) foreign
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) yolk (d) write
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) climb (c) receipt (d) wrap
25. 25.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
28. 28.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) island (c) answer (d) crumb
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) w (c) t (d) k
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) talk (c) reign (d) listen
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) k
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) g
38. 38.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) l (d) g
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) hour (d) yolk

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