Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 642 · 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.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) p (c) w (d) l
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) two (c) knob (d) answer
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) h
5. 5.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) honest (c) answer (d) listen
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
8. 8.👅 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
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) p
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) k
12. 12.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) raspberry (c) aisle (d) glisten
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) s (c) h (d) g
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) knee (c) write (d) talk
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) half (b) aisle (c) crumb (d) cupboard
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
18. 18.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
21. 21.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) lamb (d) comb
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) w
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) answer (b) receipt (c) raspberry (d) crumb
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) p (c) h (d) l
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) l (c) g (d) p
32. 32.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) s
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) g (c) t (d) h
36. 36.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) s
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) knob (d) cupboard
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest

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