Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 248 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) k (c) w (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) g
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) t (b) s (c) l (d) p
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
10. 10.🔤 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
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) s
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) g (c) k (d) h
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) comb (c) two (d) aisle
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
18. 18.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) knife (c) climb (d) palm
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) g (c) s (d) k
20. 20.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
24. 24.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) rhino (b) knee (c) climb (d) write
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) g (c) h (d) s
29. 29.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) doubt (c) two (d) glisten
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) k (b) h (c) p (d) w
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) p (b) t (c) h (d) s
35. 35.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) p (b) g (c) s (d) b
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) w (c) g (d) s
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?

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