Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 213 · 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) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) sword (c) folk (d) knot
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
4. 4.📖 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
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.Which word has a silent h? (a) cupboard (b) knot (c) crumb (d) rhino
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrist (b) island (c) sign (d) cupboard
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) knob (c) honest (d) calm
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.👅 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
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) g
16. 16.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) s (b) l (c) p (d) h
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) w (c) t (d) h
20. 20.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) doubt (d) island
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrist (b) listen (c) foreign (d) folk
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) k (d) g
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) s (c) k (d) w
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) foreign (b) reign (c) honest (d) receipt
30. 30.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) t (c) k (d) w
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) half (d) answer
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) k
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) t
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) castle (c) rhino (d) receipt
37. 37.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?

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