Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 111 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
5. 5.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) cupboard (d) comb
8. 8.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) glisten (c) write (d) rhino
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) h (b) w (c) l (d) k
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) fasten (d) receipt
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) l (b) t (c) h (d) p
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) b (c) h (d) s
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
19. 19.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) sign (c) yolk (d) rhino
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) sign (c) glisten (d) sword
22. 22.📖 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
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) k
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) p (c) b (d) w
27. 27.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) s
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) b
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) p (c) t (d) l
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) b
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) k (c) t (d) b
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) g
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) b (c) g (d) t
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) l (c) k (d) h
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) w
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) b (c) s (d) g
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name

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