Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 216 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) s (c) k (d) w
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) g (c) p (d) h
5. 5.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
7. 7.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) b
10. 10.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) p
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
14. 14.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) h
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) palm (c) lamb (d) knot
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
22. 22.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) honest (c) sword (d) climb
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) p
25. 25.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) cupboard (d) sword
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
29. 29.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) knit (c) debt (d) answer
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent p? (a) listen (b) palm (c) sword (d) receipt
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) talk (b) comb (c) knob (d) foreign
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) t (c) w (d) h
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
40. 40.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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