Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 131 · 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 “listen”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) listen (d) palm
6. 6.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) walk (c) doubt (d) receipt
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
8. 8.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) raspberry (c) write (d) hour
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) g (c) b (d) w
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) w
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) g
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) yolk (b) receipt (c) aisle (d) honest
17. 17.Which word has a silent g? (a) write (b) knit (c) sign (d) glisten
18. 18.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) two (c) rhino (d) walk
20. 20.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) talk (c) knit (d) wrap
21. 21.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) cupboard (c) yolk (d) sword
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) climb (c) palm (d) listen
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
25. 25.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) calm (c) answer (d) comb
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) p
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) w
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) l
35. 35.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) knit (b) sword (c) knot (d) castle
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
38. 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) rhino (d) talk
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) w (c) t (d) k
40. 40.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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