Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 742 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) p (b) k (c) g (d) b
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) yolk (d) fasten
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
6. 6.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) b
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
10. 10.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) hour (c) glisten (d) half
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) comb (c) hour (d) sword
13. 13.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
15. 15.👅 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
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
17. 17.Which word has a silent p? (a) listen (b) knot (c) receipt (d) debt
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) k (c) t (d) g
21. 21.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) design (c) answer (d) debt
22. 22.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) p
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) s (c) b (d) h
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) s (b) w (c) k (d) h
30. 30.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) s (d) w
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) p (b) w (c) t (d) l
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
34. 34.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) receipt (c) palm (d) sign
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) k (c) s (d) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) island (c) rhino (d) glisten
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) t
40. 40.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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