Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 647 · 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 tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) p
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
6. 6.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
8. 8.Which word has a silent k? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) knee (d) two
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) foreign (c) folk (d) write
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
13. 13.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) s (c) b (d) w
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) talk (b) knife (c) doubt (d) aisle
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) h (c) w (d) b
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) hour (c) write (d) answer
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) t (c) w (d) h
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) g (c) k (d) s
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) l (b) t (c) g (d) b
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) island (c) knit (d) wrist
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) yolk (c) wrist (d) honest
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) knob (c) honest (d) island
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) rhino (c) knot (d) knife
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) comb (c) aisle (d) listen
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) knife (c) crumb (d) wrap
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) glisten (c) listen (d) raspberry
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) hour (d) debt
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) k

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