Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 76 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) s
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
3. 3.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) two (b) yolk (c) knob (d) honest
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) l (c) t (d) w
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) l
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
13. 13.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) s (b) g (c) h (d) t
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) w
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) p
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) doubt (c) cupboard (d) half
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) glisten (c) wrist (d) sword
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) p
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
23. 23.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) s (b) k (c) t (d) l
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) g
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) l (b) k (c) s (d) h
28. 28.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) island (c) knit (d) comb
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) h (c) p (d) b
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) doubt (c) island (d) knob
36. 36.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) hour (b) knot (c) folk (d) rhino
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) k

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