Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 124 · 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 “voice”?
2. 2.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) l
6. 6.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) doubt (c) cupboard (d) answer
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) g
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) h (b) p (c) l (d) g
16. 16.👅 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
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) knee (c) calm (d) honest
18. 18.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) fasten (b) hour (c) doubt (d) rhino
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) g (b) p (c) h (d) k
21. 21.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) climb (c) half (d) design
22. 22.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) island (d) design
24. 24.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
27. 27.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) receipt (c) knot (d) comb
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) b
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) b (c) w (d) k
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) walk (b) calm (c) listen (d) sword
33. 33.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) knot (c) sword (d) yolk
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) honest (b) aisle (c) answer (d) debt
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) p (c) h (d) t
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) raspberry (c) knit (d) knob
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) wrap (c) foreign (d) doubt
40. 40.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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