Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 311 · 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.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
2. 2.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) cupboard (c) climb (d) castle
4. 4.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
7. 7.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) wrist (c) half (d) climb
8. 8.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) knee (b) knot (c) write (d) sign
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) b
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) raspberry (b) lamb (c) castle (d) knob
16. 16.🔤 Does guessing a hard name 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 “confident”?
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) doubt (d) cupboard
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) b (b) l (c) g (d) k
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) l (b) s (c) t (d) g
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) s
25. 25.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) p
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) knee (b) calm (c) crumb (d) wrap
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) sword (c) hour (d) doubt
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) sword (c) answer (d) knife
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) knife (b) answer (c) sign (d) aisle
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) p (b) s (c) g (d) k

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