Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 515 · 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 “rhino”? (a) t (b) h (c) k (d) b
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) h (c) b (d) k
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) h (c) g (d) s
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) h (c) l (d) g
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
9. 9.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
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 helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.Which word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) knife (c) island (d) rhino
16. 16.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
17. 17.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) reign (c) answer (d) hour
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) s (c) b (d) h
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) g (d) h
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) h (c) s (d) l
25. 25.📖 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
26. 26.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) debt (d) write
28. 28.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) answer (c) receipt (d) glisten
31. 31.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) t (c) g (d) k
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) w (c) s (d) g
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) w
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) castle (b) sign (c) two (d) honest
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) folk (d) raspberry
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) design (d) crumb
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) b
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) s

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