Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 283 · 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 “clear”?
2. 2.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) glisten (b) yolk (c) knob (d) listen
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) g (c) b (d) w
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) p
6. 6.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) hour (c) knot (d) crumb
7. 7.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) write (b) knit (c) wrap (d) aisle
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) b (c) p (d) t
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent s? (a) answer (b) receipt (c) island (d) hour
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
25. 25.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) l
27. 27.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) island (d) doubt
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) palm (c) knit (d) castle
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) l (b) g (c) h (d) s
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) w
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) honest (c) design (d) aisle
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
34. 34.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) h (b) g (c) k (d) p
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) s (c) g (d) l
39. 39.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name

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