Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 253 · 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 “mic”?
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) knot (d) island
4. 4.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
7. 7.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
9. 9.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) g (b) s (c) k (d) t
13. 13.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) h
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) hour (b) reign (c) wrap (d) lamb
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) l (b) k (c) t (d) h
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) wrap (c) hour (d) knife
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) p (b) w (c) h (d) l
25. 25.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
26. 26.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) answer (d) yolk
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) w
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) w
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) l (c) k (d) w
31. 31.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) w
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) s
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) p (c) l (d) k
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) comb (b) knee (c) knob (d) honest
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) p (c) t (d) g
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) s
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?

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