Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 179 · 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 “sword”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) g
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
4. 4.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) debt (d) castle
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) knob (b) walk (c) design (d) honest
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) g (c) p (d) s
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) l
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) p (d) h
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) h
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) s (c) b (d) g
21. 21.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) g (b) k (c) p (d) t
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) island (d) doubt
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 word has a silent w? (a) raspberry (b) sword (c) palm (d) doubt
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) knot (c) debt (d) walk
32. 32.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) knee (c) rhino (d) lamb
34. 34.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
39. 39.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?

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