Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 236 · 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 “microphone”?
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
3. 3.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) p (c) h (d) b
7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) sign (d) hour
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) b
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
15. 15.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) l (c) s (d) h
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) l
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) aisle (b) comb (c) castle (d) foreign
23. 23.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) l
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) g (b) t (c) k (d) p
26. 26.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) w
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
31. 31.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) hour (c) reign (d) calm
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
34. 34.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) half (c) castle (d) receipt
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) b
38. 38.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) climb (b) folk (c) sign (d) listen
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) k (c) s (d) p

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