Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 101 · 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) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) p (b) g (c) l (d) s
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) p
10. 10.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) g (c) p (d) w
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
13. 13.👅 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
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) calm (c) sword (d) knot
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) calm (b) answer (c) talk (d) knit
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) honest (c) half (d) knob
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) p (c) l (d) t
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) l
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) knit (b) hour (c) sign (d) write
25. 25.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) b
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) wrist (c) knife (d) reign
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) k
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) wrap (d) half
30. 30.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) t (d) k
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
35. 35.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
37. 37.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) b
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?

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