Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 303 · 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.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) island (b) hour (c) sign (d) write
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) walk (c) listen (d) raspberry
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) w
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) p (b) t (c) w (d) g
11. 11.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) write (d) doubt
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) l (c) p (d) k
15. 15.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) listen (d) palm
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) w
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) s (b) h (c) l (d) b
18. 18.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) knit (d) hour
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) h (c) g (d) s
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
21. 21.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrist (b) wrap (c) debt (d) reign
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
23. 23.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) yolk (b) calm (c) wrap (d) honest
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrap (b) receipt (c) castle (d) reign
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) s
30. 30.Which word has a silent l? (a) listen (b) sign (c) half (d) comb
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.Which word has a silent g? (a) palm (b) wrist (c) sword (d) design
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) sign (c) knob (d) climb
37. 37.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) h (c) p (d) b
39. 39.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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