Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 292 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) l (c) k (d) b
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) s (c) t (d) h
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) b (c) g (d) t
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
7. 7.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) p (b) k (c) w (d) l
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) h (b) s (c) k (d) w
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) aisle (c) climb (d) reign
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) g (d) b
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
14. 14.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) aisle (b) wrist (c) calm (d) knee
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) s
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) knob (b) reign (c) knee (d) rhino
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) t
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
23. 23.👅 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
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) t
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) t (c) l (d) p
27. 27.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) s (c) h (d) t
30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
35. 35.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) k (c) b (d) t
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) half (c) foreign (d) comb
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) b
39. 39.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) knit (c) fasten (d) foreign
40. 40.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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