Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 304 · 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 word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) design (c) island (d) sword
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) p (b) l (c) g (d) w
7. 7.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) walk (d) cupboard
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) l (b) b (c) h (d) p
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) castle (b) listen (c) sign (d) cupboard
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) comb (b) walk (c) honest (d) climb
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) g
15. 15.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) crumb (d) knot
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) p
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) s (b) b (c) w (d) t
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) g
27. 27.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) aisle (b) palm (c) two (d) island
30. 30.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) sword (c) wrist (d) yolk
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) g
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) talk (b) fasten (c) rhino (d) two
35. 35.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) raspberry (d) knife

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