Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 563 · 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) write (b) knob (c) fasten (d) sword
2. 2.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) b
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) knit (c) foreign (d) comb
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) w
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
12. 12.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) raspberry (c) aisle (d) crumb
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) glisten (b) knit (c) rhino (d) raspberry
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) sword (c) receipt (d) walk
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) l
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) answer (d) calm
20. 20.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) design (d) island
22. 22.Which word has a silent h? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) doubt (d) hour
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups 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 “principal”?
25. 25.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) h (c) g (d) w
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
28. 28.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
29. 29.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
31. 31.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) s (c) l (d) t
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) sword (c) debt (d) design
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) receipt (c) write (d) two
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) reign (c) climb (d) sword
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) p (c) g (d) w

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