Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 510 · 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 “receipt”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) p
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) h
5. 5.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) climb (c) rhino (d) knee
6. 6.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) p (b) k (c) s (d) t
8. 8.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
11. 11.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
13. 13.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) t (b) p (c) s (d) b
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) cupboard (c) fasten (d) two
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) l
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
24. 24.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
25. 25.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) w
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) t
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) w
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) k
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) k
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) receipt (c) knot (d) hour
34. 34.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) k
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) s (b) l (c) h (d) t
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) g (b) k (c) p (d) b
40. 40.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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