Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 147 · 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 l? (a) talk (b) write (c) sign (d) crumb
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) g (b) l (c) p (d) h
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) folk (c) glisten (d) castle
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) sign (b) climb (c) castle (d) foreign
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) honest (d) sign
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) w
17. 17.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) sword (c) lamb (d) design
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) folk (c) aisle (d) listen
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) castle (c) talk (d) cupboard
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) b (b) p (c) s (d) w
27. 27.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
29. 29.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) k
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
35. 35.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) k (c) h (d) s
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) b
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) g (c) h (d) s
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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