Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 670 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) lamb (d) aisle
3. 3.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) knot (c) foreign (d) wrist
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) p
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
7. 7.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent l? (a) island (b) half (c) sword (d) knee
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) honest (c) reign (d) walk
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) b
12. 12.👅 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
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) s (c) h (d) w
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) knit (c) write (d) folk
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 h? (a) debt (b) sword (c) half (d) hour
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) l (c) p (d) t
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) design (b) knot (c) rhino (d) fasten
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) fasten (c) debt (d) half
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) l
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) s (c) p (d) w
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) palm (d) knob
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
35. 35.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) p (b) s (c) t (d) w
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) rhino (b) debt (c) answer (d) island
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) k

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