Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 261 · 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 rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
3. 3.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) s (c) l (d) h
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) b (c) s (d) w
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) listen (c) crumb (d) receipt
9. 9.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.📖 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
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) l (c) s (d) w
12. 12.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) w
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) cupboard (c) write (d) raspberry
24. 24.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) t
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) fasten (b) half (c) climb (d) listen
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) l
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) b (c) w (d) g
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) calm (c) fasten (d) sign
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) listen (c) debt (d) cupboard
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) s (c) l (d) b
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) l (c) k (d) t
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) half (b) rhino (c) sword (d) debt

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