Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 200 · 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 of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) talk (c) knot (d) design
3. 3.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) climb (d) receipt
13. 13.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) k
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
17. 17.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which word has a silent t? (a) lamb (b) comb (c) fasten (d) climb
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) debt (c) talk (d) design
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) knee (b) honest (c) knot (d) design
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) k (c) s (d) h
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
26. 26.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) g (b) p (c) l (d) h
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) s
31. 31.Which word has a silent l? (a) island (b) knot (c) glisten (d) calm
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) receipt (c) sword (d) design
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) b (c) k (d) p
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) g
38. 38.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) rhino (d) two
40. 40.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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