Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 657 · 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 “climb”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) t
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) g
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) p
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) w
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) p (b) l (c) h (d) k
7. 7.Which word has a silent t? (a) two (b) knot (c) listen (d) knit
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) w (c) p (d) s
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) k
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) w (c) l (d) k
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.Which word has a silent s? (a) knit (b) receipt (c) knob (d) aisle
18. 18.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) knot (b) island (c) honest (d) knife
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) p
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) palm (b) reign (c) yolk (d) lamb
24. 24.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) design (c) sword (d) honest
26. 26.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) g (c) p (d) s
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) raspberry (c) climb (d) design
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) l
32. 32.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) reign (d) rhino
33. 33.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
38. 38.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) answer (c) sign (d) comb

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