Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 648 · 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) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) l
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) k
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) b
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) s
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) b (c) h (d) w
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) g (c) s (d) l
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) knob (c) crumb (d) rhino
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) sword (c) knee (d) debt
15. 15.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
16. 16.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent s? (a) calm (b) sign (c) aisle (d) cupboard
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) s (b) g (c) p (d) k
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) wrist (d) knot
20. 20.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
23. 23.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
24. 24.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) p
26. 26.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) k
28. 28.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) k
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) walk (c) aisle (d) knot
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) s (b) k (c) b (d) p
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) island (c) castle (d) talk
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) walk (c) castle (d) honest
40. 40.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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