Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 243 · 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 opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) k
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) knit (c) receipt (d) cupboard
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) rushing long words
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) walk (c) listen (d) comb
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) knife (b) island (c) foreign (d) calm
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) w
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) half (c) wrap (d) knob
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) climb (c) wrist (d) knob
19. 19.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) knit (c) castle (d) knee
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) b (c) l (d) g
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) t
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) p (b) t (c) s (d) b
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) write (c) reign (d) wrist
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) t
32. 32.📖 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) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
33. 33.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) w (c) h (d) t
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) w
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) h
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name

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