Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 69 · 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) walk (b) yolk (c) fasten (d) debt
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
4. 4.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) reign (c) wrap (d) receipt
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
9. 9.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) knob (b) write (c) raspberry (d) reign
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) knob (c) climb (d) sword
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
13. 13.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) two (c) aisle (d) knee
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) yolk (b) hour (c) walk (d) knife
17. 17.Which word has a silent s? (a) walk (b) receipt (c) lamb (d) island
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) calm (c) lamb (d) doubt
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrist (b) aisle (c) receipt (d) sign
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) raspberry (c) reign (d) sign
24. 24.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) s (b) g (c) p (d) k
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) p (c) b (d) l
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) knife (d) knob
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) k
31. 31.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) folk (c) debt (d) climb
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) b
34. 34.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) g
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) climb (c) castle (d) island
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?

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