Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 753 · 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 b? (a) folk (b) design (c) climb (d) knee
2. 2.Which word has a silent p? (a) calm (b) honest (c) crumb (d) cupboard
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) knob (b) rhino (c) two (d) glisten
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
7. 7.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) rhino (b) glisten (c) walk (d) reign
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) k (c) s (d) w
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b (d) g
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) k
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) w (c) k (d) h
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
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.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) g (c) b (d) k
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) two (c) sword (d) knife
26. 26.👅 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
27. 27.Which word has a silent p? (a) knife (b) receipt (c) half (d) knob
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) two (c) glisten (d) rhino
29. 29.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) h
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) t
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) two (c) receipt (d) cupboard
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 covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
39. 39.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) k (c) h (d) g

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