Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 275 · 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 “assembly”?
2. 2.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
5. 5.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) h
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) s (b) h (c) t (d) g
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
11. 11.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.📖 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
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) write (c) climb (d) glisten
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) cupboard (c) foreign (d) debt
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) h
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
18. 18.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) raspberry (c) knit (d) comb
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) island (c) castle (d) sword
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) g (c) s (d) k
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
30. 30.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) cupboard (c) island (d) reign
31. 31.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
33. 33.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) k (c) g (d) h
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) honest (c) wrist (d) hour
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) p
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) aisle (c) knee (d) write

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