Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 604 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) b (c) h (d) l
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) raspberry (b) debt (c) knit (d) castle
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
6. 6.Which word has a silent l? (a) foreign (b) half (c) raspberry (d) knit
7. 7.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) crumb (c) write (d) rhino
9. 9.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) s
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) folk (c) listen (d) reign
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) lamb (c) sign (d) glisten
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) l (c) k (d) b
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) t
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) t
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
26. 26.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) p (b) l (c) g (d) k
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) answer (c) calm (d) knot
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) knee (c) write (d) knit
32. 32.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) w (b) p (c) h (d) l
34. 34.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) island (d) yolk
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) raspberry (b) answer (c) knob (d) glisten
38. 38.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) receipt (c) listen (d) sword
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) crumb (b) raspberry (c) aisle (d) fasten

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