Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 102 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
3. 3.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) knot (c) cupboard (d) climb
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) g
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) k
7. 7.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) raspberry (b) lamb (c) knife (d) wrist
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) p
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) t
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) h (b) g (c) p (d) k
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) w (c) p (d) b
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) b
15. 15.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) island (c) two (d) foreign
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
18. 18.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
26. 26.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) debt (c) answer (d) knee
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) w
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrap (b) wrist (c) honest (d) castle
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
31. 31.🔤 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
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) t (c) p (d) g
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) climb (d) crumb
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) crumb (c) island (d) hour
37. 37.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) sword (c) island (d) design
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) knob (d) folk
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name

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