Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 522 · 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 of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
2. 2.Which word has a silent t? (a) knee (b) folk (c) design (d) listen
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) l (c) t (d) k
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) k
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) p (c) b (d) w
8. 8.Which word has a silent h? (a) listen (b) glisten (c) hour (d) knee
9. 9.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) castle (c) aisle (d) design
12. 12.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) knot (c) two (d) answer
13. 13.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) h
15. 15.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.👅 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
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) knit (c) aisle (d) wrap
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) comb (c) knit (d) aisle
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) t (c) s (d) l
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) k
21. 21.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) knife (d) raspberry
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) s
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) castle (c) yolk (d) sword
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) w (c) b (d) k
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) b
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) s (c) h (d) t
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 “foreign”? (a) t (b) k (c) g (d) b
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) doubt (d) honest
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) w (c) t (d) s
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) design (b) walk (c) receipt (d) two
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) w
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?

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