Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 621 · 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) answer (b) aisle (c) knot (d) calm
2. 2.Which word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) rhino (c) write (d) wrap
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) h (c) k (d) l
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) t (c) l (d) w
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) h (b) g (c) p (d) l
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
12. 12.📖 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
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) g (c) h (d) s
14. 14.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) k (c) l (d) b
18. 18.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) p
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
22. 22.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) honest (c) comb (d) knob
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) w
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) s (c) g (d) l
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) b (c) h (d) l
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) sign (c) two (d) knee
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) k
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) knot (c) climb (d) knit
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) knob (c) listen (d) aisle
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) w
39. 39.🔤 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
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) s (c) h (d) t

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