Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 719 · 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) fasten (b) knit (c) two (d) island
2. 2.Which word has a silent p? (a) palm (b) raspberry (c) sword (d) yolk
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) sword (c) design (d) aisle
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) h
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) w
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) b (c) g (d) s
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) t
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) k (c) l (d) h
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) g (c) s (d) k
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) honest (c) crumb (d) glisten
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
16. 16.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) s (b) w (c) p (d) l
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) write (c) knife (d) comb
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) s
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) aisle (d) knit
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) cupboard (c) lamb (d) glisten
27. 27.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
30. 30.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
32. 32.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) b (c) l (d) p
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) h (c) p (d) g
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) h
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) fasten (c) walk (d) calm

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