Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 673 · 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 w? (a) climb (b) fasten (c) glisten (d) answer
2. 2.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) b
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
5. 5.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) glisten (d) island
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) p
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) t (b) p (c) b (d) g
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) rhino (b) island (c) talk (d) knit
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) crumb (c) rhino (d) yolk
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) t (b) w (c) l (d) p
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
17. 17.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) walk (c) sword (d) castle
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) design (d) island
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) receipt (b) raspberry (c) write (d) sign
26. 26.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) wrap (c) knob (d) glisten
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) k (c) s (d) b
35. 35.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) g (c) b (d) h
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) b (b) h (c) s (d) t
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) p (b) s (c) b (d) w
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) s (c) b (d) k

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