Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 308 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
2. 2.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) two (c) design (d) rhino
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
4. 4.Which word has a silent s? (a) sword (b) cupboard (c) aisle (d) half
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) wrist (d) doubt
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) sword (d) listen
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) h
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
15. 15.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) w
17. 17.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) k (c) p (d) w
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) t
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) answer (b) comb (c) fasten (d) calm
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) k
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) h
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) p
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) l
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
27. 27.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
29. 29.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
31. 31.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) k
36. 36.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) t

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