Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 227 · 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 “imagination”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
3. 3.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) p
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) t (b) p (c) l (d) s
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) climb (c) walk (d) comb
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) half (c) knot (d) debt
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) p (c) g (d) h
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) climb (d) wrap
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
22. 22.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) listen (c) wrap (d) answer
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
25. 25.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
27. 27.Which word has a silent p? (a) fasten (b) receipt (c) glisten (d) honest
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) comb (c) castle (d) half
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
30. 30.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) climb (c) wrist (d) glisten
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) k
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) b
36. 36.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) p (c) l (d) t
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) g (c) b (d) p
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress

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