Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 534 · 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) island (b) debt (c) castle (d) half
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) h
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) write (c) castle (d) glisten
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) hour (c) reign (d) rhino
9. 9.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) t
11. 11.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) aisle (d) yolk
14. 14.Which word has a silent t? (a) half (b) talk (c) fasten (d) walk
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) knee (d) knit
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) g (b) b (c) s (d) p
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) calm (c) crumb (d) comb
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
26. 26.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) b
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
31. 31.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
32. 32.📖 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
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) h
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) t
37. 37.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) l
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) p (b) k (c) g (d) l

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