Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 651 · 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 “sign”? (a) p (b) g (c) h (d) l
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) s (c) g (d) l
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) g (c) w (d) h
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) honest (d) sword
5. 5.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
7. 7.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) castle (c) knit (d) write
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) g (c) h (d) p
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) write (c) doubt (d) knit
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) debt (c) half (d) cupboard
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) w
16. 16.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) listen (d) design
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) receipt (b) rhino (c) foreign (d) debt
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) island (d) knee
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) g
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) sign (c) knit (d) lamb
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t (d) w
29. 29.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
32. 32.Which word has a silent s? (a) comb (b) island (c) fasten (d) raspberry
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) t (b) w (c) l (d) s
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) s (b) p (c) w (d) g
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) honest (c) listen (d) knob

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