Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 666 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) h (b) l (c) b (d) g
3. 3.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) comb (c) sword (d) knot
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) knee (b) debt (c) castle (d) cupboard
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) lamb (c) answer (d) calm
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) t
10. 10.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) p
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) two (d) design
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) w
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) p
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) h
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) palm (c) answer (d) foreign
23. 23.🔤 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
24. 24.👅 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
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) glisten (b) hour (c) knife (d) reign
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent g? (a) knife (b) sword (c) crumb (d) sign
29. 29.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) hour (b) fasten (c) castle (d) knit
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) w (c) p (d) g
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) knot (c) receipt (d) design
35. 35.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) h
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
38. 38.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) comb (b) sign (c) answer (d) half

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