Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 137 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) t
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) p (c) g (d) k
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) rhino (b) half (c) knit (d) raspberry
14. 14.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) lamb (c) two (d) doubt
15. 15.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) write (d) crumb
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) p
20. 20.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) k (c) w (d) s
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) p
23. 23.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) receipt (c) honest (d) sword
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) t (c) l (d) h
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) debt (c) rhino (d) two
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) s
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) debt (c) island (d) sword
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) debt (d) write
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
33. 33.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
36. 36.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
38. 38.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) g (c) k (d) w

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