Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 215 · 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) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) knob (b) knot (c) knife (d) comb
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) knife (c) receipt (d) cupboard
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
6. 6.📖 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
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
8. 8.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) raspberry (c) wrist (d) island
11. 11.Which word has a silent h? (a) knife (b) hour (c) knob (d) cupboard
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) comb (b) walk (c) write (d) honest
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) h (c) s (d) g
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) reign (c) folk (d) listen
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) w (c) g (d) t
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) k (c) w (d) t
20. 20.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) g
22. 22.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) h (c) b (d) l
24. 24.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) walk (c) castle (d) receipt
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) two (d) raspberry
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) palm (c) yolk (d) write
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) folk (d) wrist
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) g (c) h (d) b
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first

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