Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 698 · 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 l? (a) write (b) knit (c) palm (d) raspberry
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) design (b) foreign (c) honest (d) glisten
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) b (c) l (d) w
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) w (c) h (d) b
8. 8.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
11. 11.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) s (c) h (d) b
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) debt (c) crumb (d) sign
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) t
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) answer (d) write
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) sign (c) design (d) castle
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) l
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) l
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) walk (c) knob (d) foreign
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) listen (c) talk (d) sign
30. 30.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) k
32. 32.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) h (c) s (d) p
34. 34.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) g (c) p (d) w
36. 36.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) knife (b) castle (c) knob (d) raspberry
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) receipt (c) cupboard (d) answer

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