Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 13 · 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 word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) doubt (c) knot (d) reign
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) w (c) l (d) g
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
8. 8.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) knob (c) palm (d) climb
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) walk (c) wrist (d) debt
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) w
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
13. 13.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
15. 15.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) aisle (c) reign (d) hour
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) b
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) knife (b) talk (c) aisle (d) foreign
21. 21.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
23. 23.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) l (b) g (c) h (d) p
25. 25.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) s (b) k (c) t (d) b
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) s (b) p (c) w (d) l
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) k
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
31. 31.🔤 Does checking names first 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 “competition”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) sword (c) wrap (d) sign
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) half (c) fasten (d) lamb
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) rhino (b) glisten (c) lamb (d) two
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) p

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