Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 214 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
2. 2.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) k
4. 4.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) hour (b) sword (c) listen (d) knit
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) t (c) s (d) h
7. 7.Which word has a silent h? (a) doubt (b) knob (c) knot (d) honest
8. 8.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
9. 9.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) wrist (c) rhino (d) debt
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
17. 17.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) comb (c) lamb (d) island
19. 19.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) g
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) s
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) raspberry (b) yolk (c) crumb (d) knit
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) l
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) doubt (c) answer (d) palm
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) castle (b) answer (c) walk (d) fasten
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) p (c) b (d) w
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) w (c) s (d) t
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) lamb (c) palm (d) crumb
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) t (c) l (d) h
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) comb (c) doubt (d) knob
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) g

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