Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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