Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 595 · 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) comb (b) knob (c) answer (d) walk
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) h (c) p (d) b
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) l
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) rhino (b) climb (c) walk (d) knife
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) folk (b) talk (c) glisten (d) rhino
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) k
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) cupboard (c) sword (d) write
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) p (c) k (d) w
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) s (b) h (c) t (d) l
14. 14.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) talk (c) wrap (d) cupboard
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) comb (d) honest
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) two (c) castle (d) calm
17. 17.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) wrap (d) receipt
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) g (c) l (d) k
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) knife (c) fasten (d) knee
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
21. 21.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) lamb (d) cupboard
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) knife (c) island (d) glisten
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
28. 28.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) g
33. 33.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) g
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) s (c) h (d) p
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) listen (c) palm (d) rhino
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) yolk (c) write (d) cupboard
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) h

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