Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 68 · 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 t? (a) wrap (b) two (c) listen (d) walk
2. 2.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) two (c) glisten (d) hour
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
6. 6.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) comb (d) sign
7. 7.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) rhino (c) write (d) doubt
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
9. 9.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) cupboard (d) half
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) s (c) g (d) k
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) k (c) h (d) g
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) reign (c) folk (d) doubt
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) p
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) p
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) folk (c) half (d) two
29. 29.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) design (d) yolk
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) w (c) h (d) l
39. 39.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) aisle (c) knit (d) design
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) h

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