Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 525 · 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 w? (a) design (b) listen (c) knife (d) two
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) knee (b) raspberry (c) aisle (d) fasten
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) listen (b) write (c) folk (d) rhino
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) knife (c) design (d) write
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) palm (b) lamb (c) debt (d) cupboard
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) climb (c) sign (d) receipt
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) g
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) b
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 Does dropping word endings 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.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) b
24. 24.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) k
28. 28.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) half (c) glisten (d) design
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) p (c) b (d) s
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
31. 31.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) l (c) h (d) t
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) s
34. 34.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) write (c) palm (d) knife
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) design (b) castle (c) debt (d) knot
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) p (b) l (c) k (d) t
40. 40.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths

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