Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 553 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) b (c) w (d) k
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) debt (d) knife
6. 6.Which word has a silent b? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) knife (d) lamb
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) wrist (c) sword (d) walk
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
10. 10.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) doubt (c) island (d) glisten
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) sign (b) talk (c) sword (d) knob
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) island (c) crumb (d) knee
17. 17.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) w (c) p (d) b
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) h (c) b (d) g
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) comb (c) knit (d) receipt
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) b
28. 28.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) sign (c) talk (d) debt
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) answer (b) honest (c) doubt (d) aisle
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) h (c) b (d) l
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) sword (d) comb
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) g
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) lamb (c) folk (d) answer
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) t (b) h (c) s (d) l
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
39. 39.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) k (c) s (d) b

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