Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 721 · 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) doubt (b) raspberry (c) glisten (d) knit
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) k
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
8. 8.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) sign (d) sword
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) p (c) t (d) h
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) s
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
15. 15.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) walk (c) reign (d) two
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) half (c) yolk (d) knee
18. 18.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
19. 19.📖 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
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) p (c) l (d) b
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
22. 22.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) b (c) h (d) w
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) folk (b) sword (c) glisten (d) crumb
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) palm (c) design (d) answer
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) p (b) t (c) h (d) w
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) sign (b) half (c) folk (d) knife
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) w (c) t (d) l
32. 32.Which word has a silent p? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) fasten (d) cupboard
33. 33.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk 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 “voice”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) honest (c) island (d) climb
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) raspberry (d) two
40. 40.Which word has a silent s? (a) honest (b) glisten (c) island (d) hour

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