Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 705 · 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) knob (b) doubt (c) raspberry (d) half
2. 2.Which word has a silent p? (a) hour (b) knit (c) climb (d) raspberry
3. 3.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) sword (c) rhino (d) debt
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
7. 7.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) knit (c) fasten (d) knife
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) k
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) g (c) b (d) l
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) write (b) calm (c) glisten (d) sign
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
20. 20.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) reign (d) two
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) p
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
25. 25.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) walk (c) knob (d) design
27. 27.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) p (d) t
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) g (b) t (c) w (d) b
31. 31.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
35. 35.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) g (c) h (d) b
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) t (c) w (d) h
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?

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