Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 212 · 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.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) h
3. 3.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) castle (c) hour (d) knob
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) b (c) w (d) p
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) p (c) k (d) t
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) t (c) w (d) l
9. 9.Which word has a silent g? (a) knob (b) walk (c) aisle (d) sign
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) b
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
16. 16.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) s (c) l (d) g
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
19. 19.📖 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
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) s
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) fasten (c) glisten (d) wrap
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) l (b) g (c) w (d) k
25. 25.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) g (c) p (d) h
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
32. 32.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) l
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) s
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?

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