Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 96 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) k
3. 3.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) folk (d) receipt
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
5. 5.📖 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
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
8. 8.👅 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
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) s
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
11. 11.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) lamb (b) folk (c) honest (d) walk
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) b
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) write (c) sign (d) comb
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
19. 19.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) knife (c) cupboard (d) yolk
22. 22.Which word has a silent s? (a) calm (b) knit (c) knot (d) island
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) l
24. 24.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) knob (c) hour (d) knit
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) b
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) hour (b) castle (c) wrap (d) yolk
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
29. 29.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) hour (c) foreign (d) two
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) wrist (d) knob
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) h
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
36. 36.🔤 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
37. 37.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) two (c) wrap (d) half
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) answer (c) knife (d) crumb

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