Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 588 · 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 p? (a) knob (b) half (c) wrap (d) cupboard
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
6. 6.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) two (c) debt (d) sign
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) write (c) lamb (d) climb
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) l
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) answer (c) talk (d) sword
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) knot (c) honest (d) glisten
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) l
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) t
18. 18.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) two (c) knob (d) knit
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) foreign (d) listen
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) s (b) h (c) t (d) w
23. 23.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) answer (c) lamb (d) palm
25. 25.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
26. 26.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) h (c) p (d) w
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) t (b) p (c) k (d) l
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) hour (c) reign (d) climb
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) t (c) h (d) k
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) p
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) g (c) t (d) p
34. 34.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) castle (c) knot (d) knife
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
36. 36.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
37. 37.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) k
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) knife (c) debt (d) glisten

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