Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 146 · 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) island (b) knee (c) wrist (d) half
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
4. 4.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
6. 6.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) talk (d) sword
10. 10.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) answer (c) knife (d) listen
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) walk (c) fasten (d) lamb
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) g (c) k (d) t
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) k
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) design (c) knife (d) hour
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) cupboard (b) sword (c) calm (d) honest
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) two (c) reign (d) comb
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent p? (a) knife (b) write (c) raspberry (d) knob
29. 29.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) castle (c) rhino (d) knit
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) h
37. 37.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) raspberry (d) sign
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) k (c) g (d) b
40. 40.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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