Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 199 · 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.📖 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
2. 2.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) g (c) p (d) s
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) l
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) l
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
11. 11.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knob (c) reign (d) climb
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) k (c) l (d) s
17. 17.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) island (c) knife (d) debt
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) knife (c) crumb (d) listen
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) h
22. 22.👅 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
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) l (c) h (d) w
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) h
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) p (c) k (d) g
29. 29.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) island (d) knit
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) w
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) w
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) island (c) walk (d) wrist
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) t
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
37. 37.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) two (b) wrist (c) cupboard (d) island
39. 39.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest

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