Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 126 · 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.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) w
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) glisten (b) honest (c) palm (d) cupboard
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) w (c) s (d) t
9. 9.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) k
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) rhino (b) aisle (c) folk (d) two
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) b (c) s (d) k
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) s
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) s (c) p (d) b
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
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 word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) answer (c) palm (d) comb
27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) p (c) h (d) k
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) g (c) b (d) l
30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) walk (b) folk (c) hour (d) raspberry
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) cupboard (c) yolk (d) debt
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) k (b) h (c) b (d) l
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?

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