Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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