Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 652 · 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 “aisle”? (a) p (b) t (c) s (d) l
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) l (d) g
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) island (d) walk
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
6. 6.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) raspberry (c) answer (d) yolk
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) b (c) w (d) p
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
11. 11.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) climb (c) yolk (d) wrap
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) g (c) t (d) b
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) calm (c) aisle (d) sword
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
17. 17.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) listen (c) honest (d) knob
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
26. 26.Which word has a silent p? (a) foreign (b) cupboard (c) knife (d) half
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
28. 28.Which word has a silent g? (a) walk (b) sign (c) knob (d) folk
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
30. 30.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) w
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) p
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) t (c) l (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) s (c) p (d) b
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) knob (b) hour (c) lamb (d) knot
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) raspberry (d) knob

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