Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 197 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) b (c) l (d) h
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) calm (d) half
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) l (c) b (d) k
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
13. 13.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
14. 14.Which word has a silent h? (a) climb (b) reign (c) honest (d) cupboard
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) p
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) receipt (c) wrap (d) knife
19. 19.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) receipt (c) island (d) honest
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) walk (b) design (c) knob (d) honest
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) h (c) p (d) b
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) p (c) w (d) t
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) calm (c) aisle (d) yolk
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) glisten (c) island (d) crumb
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) w
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) wrist (d) climb
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) island (c) knee (d) knob
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) b
32. 32.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) reign (c) calm (d) doubt
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) h
35. 35.Which word has a silent p? (a) rhino (b) raspberry (c) answer (d) yolk
36. 36.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
38. 38.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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