Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 649 · 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 “knife”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) l
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
4. 4.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) s (c) p (d) l
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) t
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) w (d) t
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) sword (c) design (d) knee
14. 14.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) talk (c) rhino (d) lamb
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) cupboard (c) talk (d) debt
16. 16.Which word has a silent b? (a) half (b) crumb (c) calm (d) reign
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) two (c) glisten (d) foreign
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) t (c) w (d) s
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) wrist (c) raspberry (d) glisten
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) s
24. 24.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) foreign (c) island (d) knee
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) k
30. 30.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🔤 Does rushing long words 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 “examination”?
33. 33.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) answer (b) sign (c) receipt (d) knob
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) crumb (c) knee (d) hour
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent s? (a) knee (b) climb (c) island (d) glisten

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