Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 173 · 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 w? (a) sword (b) island (c) calm (d) aisle
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) hour (c) island (d) knot
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) h
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) g
9. 9.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) doubt (b) walk (c) aisle (d) half
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) calm (c) rhino (d) knee
16. 16.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) glisten (c) fasten (d) write
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
22. 22.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) receipt (d) listen
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) t (b) s (c) p (d) w
25. 25.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) t
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) palm (b) talk (c) knit (d) sign
28. 28.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) p
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) foreign (c) lamb (d) raspberry
35. 35.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) l (c) h (d) b
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) s
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?

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