Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 72 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
2. 2.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) climb (c) knife (d) yolk
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) s (c) b (d) g
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) g (c) l (d) k
7. 7.📖 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
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) w (c) h (d) k
9. 9.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔤 Does opening your mouth well 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 “topic”?
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) raspberry (b) listen (c) lamb (d) knot
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
15. 15.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
16. 16.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) glisten (c) sword (d) knife
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) castle (c) knee (d) wrap
22. 22.👅 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
23. 23.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) cupboard (c) climb (d) answer
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) b (c) w (d) k
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knot (c) walk (d) wrap
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) s (c) k (d) t
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) talk (c) knife (d) fasten
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) write (c) knit (d) hour
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) t (c) g (d) b
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) knee (d) honest
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) p (c) s (d) k
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) two (c) debt (d) rhino

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