Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 516 · 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 l? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) design (d) honest
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) t
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) s
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
7. 7.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) talk (c) two (d) answer
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) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) half (d) calm
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) p (c) w (d) t
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
17. 17.Which word has a silent t? (a) aisle (b) listen (c) knee (d) design
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) k
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) design (c) wrap (d) knife
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) s
23. 23.Which word has a silent p? (a) knot (b) debt (c) raspberry (d) sword
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) s
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
27. 27.Which word has a silent s? (a) knot (b) receipt (c) aisle (d) wrap
28. 28.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
29. 29.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
31. 31.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) answer (d) knot
34. 34.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) h
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) w (c) h (d) l
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) island (d) knife
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest

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