Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 315 · 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) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
2. 2.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) g (b) s (c) h (d) p
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) island (c) listen (d) debt
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) g (c) t (d) s
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) k (c) h (d) w
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) h (c) k (d) b
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) knee (c) palm (d) island
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) knee (b) knit (c) knot (d) cupboard
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) raspberry (d) palm
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) rhino (d) knife
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) l (c) k (d) s
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) t
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) sign (c) answer (d) raspberry
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) l
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) write (b) island (c) wrist (d) wrap
30. 30.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) h (c) t (d) g
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
34. 34.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) b
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) knot (d) fasten
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) g

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