Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 78 · 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 k? (a) knob (b) calm (c) half (d) walk
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) k
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
6. 6.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) two (c) fasten (d) knife
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) raspberry (b) honest (c) fasten (d) sword
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) k (b) s (c) t (d) w
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) w
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) k
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) l
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) p
18. 18.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) b
20. 20.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) raspberry (c) calm (d) yolk
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) lamb (c) two (d) hour
24. 24.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) knot (c) design (d) yolk
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) t
30. 30.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) crumb (c) two (d) castle
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
32. 32.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
33. 33.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) climb (c) yolk (d) listen
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) s (c) p (d) k
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) write (b) answer (c) rhino (d) palm
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) folk (d) climb

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