Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 634 · 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.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) w (c) l (d) t
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) s (c) l (d) b
4. 4.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) doubt (c) fasten (d) cupboard
5. 5.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) two (c) island (d) talk
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) s (c) h (d) b
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) g
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) raspberry (c) yolk (d) reign
11. 11.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) honest (d) knee
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
14. 14.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) raspberry (c) sword (d) knife
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) h
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) knit (c) comb (d) glisten
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) l
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) wrap (c) calm (d) yolk
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) comb (d) folk
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) folk (c) walk (d) comb
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) p (c) w (d) t
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) g (c) s (d) b
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?

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