Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 52 · 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 k? (a) glisten (b) reign (c) knot (d) half
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) h (c) l (d) p
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
5. 5.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.📖 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
8. 8.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) knot (c) knife (d) write
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) k
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) glisten (b) doubt (c) knee (d) foreign
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) l
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) w (c) h (d) g
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
26. 26.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) s (c) k (d) b
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) glisten (c) raspberry (d) yolk
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) w (c) g (d) k
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) t
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
35. 35.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) p (b) h (c) b (d) s
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) b
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
39. 39.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) b

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