Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 293 · 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.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) t (c) s (d) p
6. 6.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) h (c) b (d) l
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) w
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) design (b) aisle (c) wrap (d) walk
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) h
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) aisle (c) debt (d) island
16. 16.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) knit (c) design (d) yolk
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) h
21. 21.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) climb (c) hour (d) foreign
22. 22.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) s
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) k
27. 27.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) cupboard (c) wrap (d) half
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) b
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) g
33. 33.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) h
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) hour (c) knife (d) sword
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
40. 40.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause

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