Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 605 · 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 t? (a) knee (b) wrist (c) talk (d) listen
2. 2.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) walk (c) debt (d) honest
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) walk (b) talk (c) rhino (d) reign
7. 7.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
11. 11.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) palm (d) listen
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) island (c) reign (d) half
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) p (b) l (c) k (d) g
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) t
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) g
21. 21.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) folk (d) knit
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) h (b) g (c) p (d) l
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) p (c) t (d) g
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) b
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) w
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) l (c) s (d) b
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) receipt (c) listen (d) sword
29. 29.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) lamb (d) write
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) b
31. 31.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) design (b) calm (c) wrap (d) knife
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) h
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) g (c) l (d) h
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) t (c) s (d) h
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
39. 39.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) b (c) t (d) p

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