Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 627 · 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 “knit”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) k
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) l (c) w (d) p
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) h
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) comb (c) write (d) crumb
5. 5.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
10. 10.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) listen (b) knit (c) talk (d) lamb
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) p (d) g
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) walk (c) answer (d) knee
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) walk (c) lamb (d) hour
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
19. 19.📖 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
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) write (c) climb (d) reign
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) g (c) s (d) b
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.👅 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
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) g (c) p (d) k
28. 28.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) folk (c) raspberry (d) aisle
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) g
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) raspberry (c) wrist (d) crumb
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
38. 38.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words

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