Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 132 · 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 t? (a) two (b) castle (c) sword (d) knee
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) s
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) l
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) half (c) reign (d) glisten
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
11. 11.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) p (c) g (d) t
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) h (b) t (c) w (d) p
14. 14.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👅 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
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) g (c) h (d) l
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) t
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
20. 20.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
22. 22.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) l
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) t
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent s? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) doubt (d) island
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
36. 36.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) hour (b) folk (c) lamb (d) knee
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) raspberry (b) rhino (c) aisle (d) walk
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace

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