Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 498 · 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 word has a silent k? (a) hour (b) debt (c) knob (d) write
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) l
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
6. 6.📖 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
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) w
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) l
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
18. 18.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) palm (c) reign (d) walk
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) s
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) t (c) l (d) g
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) h (d) g
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) comb (c) fasten (d) cupboard
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) p (c) w (d) g
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) calm (c) aisle (d) two
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) sword (c) walk (d) lamb
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
31. 31.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent h? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) wrist (d) foreign
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) listen (b) hour (c) debt (d) receipt
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) p
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) b (b) g (c) k (d) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) comb (d) island
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) wrap (d) knee

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