Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 294 · 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) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
3. 3.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
5. 5.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) receipt (c) knot (d) aisle
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) h (c) k (d) b
8. 8.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) yolk (b) knee (c) wrap (d) palm
11. 11.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) sign (c) aisle (d) glisten
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
13. 13.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) t
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) two (c) knee (d) island
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) l
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
18. 18.📖 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
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) b
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
22. 22.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) g (b) l (c) k (d) w
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) s
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) b (c) l (d) t
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) walk (b) raspberry (c) answer (d) aisle
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) h
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) lamb (c) half (d) sword
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
34. 34.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) w
36. 36.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) l (c) w (d) p
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) p
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?

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