Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 625 · 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 b? (a) half (b) receipt (c) glisten (d) debt
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) knot (c) lamb (d) hour
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
5. 5.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
7. 7.👅 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
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) s (c) b (d) p
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) p (b) s (c) h (d) l
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent t? (a) half (b) wrist (c) lamb (d) glisten
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) knee (d) debt
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) t (b) h (c) b (d) l
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) castle (c) reign (d) lamb
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) doubt (b) lamb (c) sign (d) debt
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
24. 24.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) s (c) w (d) h
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) glisten (b) aisle (c) knee (d) yolk
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent t? (a) design (b) doubt (c) climb (d) listen
31. 31.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) castle (d) cupboard
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) raspberry (b) knit (c) crumb (d) listen
36. 36.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) g
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) climb (b) knit (c) knife (d) hour

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