Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 231 · 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.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) b
5. 5.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) debt (c) aisle (d) honest
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) knot (c) island (d) fasten
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) b
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
11. 11.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) b
13. 13.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) listen (c) walk (d) write
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) two (b) knot (c) glisten (d) knife
16. 16.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.Which word has a silent h? (a) listen (b) hour (c) aisle (d) palm
18. 18.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) t
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
23. 23.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) w
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) palm (d) cupboard
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) h
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) knot (b) reign (c) comb (d) half
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) calm (c) debt (d) yolk
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) s
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
31. 31.📖 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
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) w
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
35. 35.Which word has a silent p? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) raspberry (d) wrap
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) reign (b) comb (c) raspberry (d) wrap
37. 37.Which word has a silent s? (a) walk (b) calm (c) knit (d) aisle
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) s
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
40. 40.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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