Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 620 · 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) l (b) w (c) t (d) k
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) k
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) t (b) g (c) l (d) k
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) glisten (c) yolk (d) cupboard
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) g
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) p (b) w (c) k (d) s
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) aisle (c) knife (d) sword
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) knit (c) receipt (d) comb
26. 26.Which word has a silent s? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) wrist (d) island
27. 27.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) b
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
30. 30.Which word has a silent g? (a) glisten (b) lamb (c) reign (d) cupboard
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) k (c) h (d) s
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
36. 36.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) palm (b) glisten (c) write (d) foreign
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
39. 39.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) crumb (c) raspberry (d) write

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