Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 157 · 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 clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) w
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) raspberry (d) half
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) h
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) l (c) w (d) p
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) t
8. 8.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) s (c) l (d) k
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) knot (d) palm
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
13. 13.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
15. 15.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) island (c) comb (d) half
18. 18.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) s
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) s (b) h (c) l (d) w
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) h (c) p (d) w
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) p (d) s
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) s (b) t (c) h (d) l
29. 29.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) honest (c) yolk (d) calm
31. 31.Which word has a silent p? (a) design (b) receipt (c) reign (d) sign
32. 32.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) knob (d) doubt
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) aisle (c) wrap (d) knee
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) t (c) s (d) g
39. 39.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up

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