Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 135 · 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 tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) g (b) w (c) t (d) b
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) crumb (c) wrist (d) reign
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) w
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) glisten (c) knit (d) rhino
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) s (b) k (c) b (d) l
8. 8.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) aisle (c) crumb (d) knit
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) talk (b) receipt (c) design (d) glisten
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) b (c) w (d) l
12. 12.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) glisten (c) write (d) island
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) k
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) p
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) talk (c) climb (d) aisle
19. 19.Which word has a silent p? (a) listen (b) climb (c) calm (d) receipt
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) island (c) calm (d) rhino
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) aisle (c) glisten (d) fasten
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) p (b) t (c) l (d) h
34. 34.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) raspberry (b) reign (c) wrist (d) palm
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t (d) h
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) l (b) p (c) g (d) w

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