Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 661 · 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 p? (a) yolk (b) knee (c) palm (d) receipt
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knee (d) palm
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) b
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
10. 10.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) island (c) listen (d) receipt
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) l
14. 14.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) s (c) p (d) k
16. 16.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) sign (b) raspberry (c) two (d) knit
21. 21.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) p
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) receipt (d) hour
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) calm (c) sword (d) design
26. 26.📖 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
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) h
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) h (c) g (d) p
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) hour (c) wrap (d) talk
31. 31.Which word has a silent s? (a) calm (b) doubt (c) aisle (d) two
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) wrist (d) fasten
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) w (d) g
35. 35.Which word has a silent t? (a) knit (b) receipt (c) glisten (d) island
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
39. 39.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) g (c) l (d) w

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