Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 672 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) p
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) g
4. 4.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
6. 6.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) l
8. 8.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) raspberry (c) listen (d) knit
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) s
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
11. 11.📖 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
12. 12.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) design (b) doubt (c) knife (d) island
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) w (c) g (d) p
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) t
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) p
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
22. 22.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) p
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
27. 27.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) comb (b) talk (c) write (d) calm
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) w
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
33. 33.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) s (c) h (d) g
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) p (c) t (d) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent p? (a) climb (b) raspberry (c) island (d) reign
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) k (c) t (d) b
38. 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) honest (d) glisten
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) reign (b) design (c) hour (d) cupboard
40. 40.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress

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