Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 659 · 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 word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) design (c) reign (d) two
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) h (c) p (d) w
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) g (c) l (d) s
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) s
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) palm (c) folk (d) yolk
8. 8.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) island (c) answer (d) wrist
10. 10.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) foreign (c) listen (d) half
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) knit (c) wrap (d) fasten
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) castle (b) talk (c) cupboard (d) rhino
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
21. 21.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) t
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) s (c) k (d) p
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
27. 27.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) h (c) k (d) t
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) t
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
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 word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) talk (c) knife (d) receipt
35. 35.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) l (c) t (d) s
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) knit (d) hour
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?

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