Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 239 · 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 “examination”?
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) g
10. 10.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
13. 13.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) reign (c) wrist (d) fasten
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) half (d) design
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) s
19. 19.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
26. 26.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) t (c) b (d) s
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) answer (c) half (d) comb
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) w (c) t (d) h
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) s (b) w (c) g (d) l
34. 34.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) crumb (c) raspberry (d) listen
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) k
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) s
39. 39.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) t

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