Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 669 · 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 b? (a) castle (b) debt (c) two (d) listen
2. 2.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) knit (c) raspberry (d) half
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) talk (c) answer (d) fasten
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) knee (b) lamb (c) wrap (d) calm
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
11. 11.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) g
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) l
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) raspberry (b) answer (c) half (d) comb
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) listen (c) island (d) rhino
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) h (b) p (c) k (d) g
27. 27.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) h (c) l (d) w
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) cupboard (c) debt (d) aisle
30. 30.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
31. 31.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) s
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) s (c) k (d) h
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) knot (c) walk (d) debt
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) w
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) b (c) k (d) t
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) s
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) s
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) folk (d) knife
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?

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