Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 237 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
4. 4.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) write (c) talk (d) yolk
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) raspberry (c) comb (d) hour
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) answer (b) knife (c) glisten (d) aisle
13. 13.Which word has a silent t? (a) design (b) wrap (c) sword (d) castle
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) h (d) p
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) k
17. 17.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) h (b) l (c) t (d) b
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
22. 22.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) design (c) receipt (d) castle
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) k
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) w (c) h (d) s
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) p (c) s (d) k
32. 32.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) write (b) knit (c) fasten (d) reign
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) design (b) two (c) island (d) listen
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
39. 39.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) t

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