Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 500 · 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 s? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) island (d) folk
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) g
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) s (b) b (c) l (d) k
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) castle (b) aisle (c) cupboard (d) crumb
6. 6.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) h
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) h
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) l (c) s (d) b
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) k
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) s
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) l (c) k (d) t
18. 18.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) fasten (c) lamb (d) knife
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) t
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) knee (c) rhino (d) doubt
24. 24.👅 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
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) design (b) knife (c) half (d) walk
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) h
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) glisten (b) sign (c) climb (d) yolk
32. 32.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) knob (c) foreign (d) receipt
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) comb (b) talk (c) castle (d) wrap
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?

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