Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 150 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) s
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
4. 4.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) crumb (c) aisle (d) palm
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) b (b) t (c) h (d) l
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) p (c) h (d) b
10. 10.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
14. 14.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) g
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) p
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
19. 19.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) t (c) p (d) w
25. 25.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) knee (c) castle (d) climb
29. 29.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) w
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) s (c) k (d) b
37. 37.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) hour (c) wrist (d) talk
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) t (c) b (d) k

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