Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 694 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
2. 2.👅 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
3. 3.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) glisten (c) lamb (d) wrist
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) half (c) lamb (d) talk
6. 6.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) hour (c) design (d) knee
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) b (c) s (d) w
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) l (b) w (c) h (d) g
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) s
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
16. 16.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) climb (d) answer
18. 18.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) walk (c) two (d) wrist
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) h (b) s (c) t (d) k
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) s (c) g (d) w
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) knot (d) receipt
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) g
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) knot (c) island (d) comb
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) aisle (c) castle (d) wrist
32. 32.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) l
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent t? (a) reign (b) castle (c) answer (d) lamb
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) t (b) g (c) s (d) l
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) rhino (b) two (c) knot (d) lamb
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) l
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) l (c) w (d) t

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