Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 271 · 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 “topic”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) w
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) aisle (c) knot (d) knee
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
9. 9.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) s
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) g (c) t (d) w
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) t
16. 16.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) w
18. 18.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) h (b) b (c) k (d) t
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
21. 21.👅 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
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) cupboard (c) design (d) two
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) t
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) honest (b) reign (c) climb (d) knob
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) l (b) s (c) b (d) p
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) g
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) t (b) p (c) k (d) w
30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) b (c) h (d) w
32. 32.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) talk (c) glisten (d) doubt
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) sign (b) two (c) knot (d) honest
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) walk (c) answer (d) two

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